Firefighter Curtis D. McKinney, age 38, of Montgomery Fire/Rescue, died on January 12, 1951, after a roof collapse while fighting a fire at Trinity Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife Bernice Owen McKinney; two stepdaughters Mae Opal and Ruby Jewel Boutwell; three sisters: Mrs. Otis Miles, Mrs. C.H. Jernigan, Mrs. R.L. Lampley; and brother Thomas E. McKinney.