Retired Senior Firefighter Clarence Franklin “C.F.” Ayscue Jr. (1968-1989) died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. He was 82 years old and died at home.
Before joining Raleigh, he worked for Henderson FD and then as fire chief in Cary from 1967 to 1968. He was one of four CFD chiefs with connections to RFD, along with R. Lee Matthews in 1967, Ned Perry from 1975 to 1993, and current CFD Fire Chief Mike Cooper[1].
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at New Sandy Creek Baptist Church, 1699 Weldons Mill Road, Henderson, NC 27537.
He’s pictured at the retiree chicken ‘n’ rice luncheon in 2015, below.
[1] Here’s that list and details:
Retired RFD Asst. Chief R. Lee Matthews was chief of Cary in 1967
Future RFD firefighter C. F. Ayscue was chief of Cary from 1967 to 1968
Former RFD Captain Ned Perry was chief of Cary from 1975 to 1993
Former RFD Captain Mike Cooper has been chief of Cary since 2018.
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