A friend of mine was a Baptist minister and when his wife died they let him go. It was very sad. Imagine losing your wife and your pastorate.
I'm not doubting your word but I've never heard of that happening. That said, individual Baptist churches are autonomous and can do pretty much what they want concerning their own church. I'm thinking that members of the church you mentioned might have been looking to get rid of the Pastor and saw that as a convenient but cowardly way to do it.
“A friend of mine was a Baptist minister and when his wife died they let him go. It was very sad. Imagine losing your wife and your pastorate.”
How “Christian” of them to do so.