Mr. Claude Edward Scalf, 84, of Barbourville, the widower of Linda Sue Baker Scalf, passed away Tuesday morning, August 18, 2026 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard.  He was the son of the late Will and Cora Smith Scalf.

His funeral service will be conducted in the chapel of the Knox Funeral Home Sunday, August 23 at 3 P.M.  He will be laid to rest in the Tanyard Cemetery.

Friends may visit at the funeral home Sunday after 1 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Knox Funeral Home.

A complete obituary will be posted soon.