MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WKRN) — The pastor of a Memphis church died Monday from complications related to the coronavirus, according to a statement released by his church.
In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, Second Presbyterian Church announced, “our beloved pastor, Tim Russell, died yesterday at Baptist Hospital from complications of COVID-19.”
The church on Popular Avenue added, “Tim served and loved our church body, our staff, and his friends and family well, and we are grieving alongside his dear wife, Kathe.”
Coronavirus-related deaths in Tennessee
| County | # of Deaths |
| Anderson | 1 |
| Bedford | 2 |
| Benton | 1 |
| Blount | 3 |
| Bradley | 1 |
| Campbell | 1 |
| Carroll | 1 |
| Carter | 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Davidson | 25 |
| Fayette | 1 |
| Franklin | 1 |
| Gibson | 1 |
| Greene | 2 |
| Grundy | 1 |
| Hamblen | 2 |
| Hamilton | 13 |
| Hawkins | 2 |
| Haywood | 1 |
| Humphreys | 1 |
| Knox | 5 |
| Macon | 3 |
| Madison | 1 |
| Marion | 1 |
| Marshall | 1 |
| McMinn | 1 |
| Monroe | 1 |
| Montgomery | 2 |
| Obion | 1 |
| Putnam | 5 |
| Rutherford | 11 |
| Sevier | 1 |
| Shelby | 44 |
| Smith | 1 |
| Sullivan | 1 |
| Sumner | 37 |
| Trousdale | 1 |
| Williamson | 9 |
| Wilson | 4 |
| Out of state | 3 |
| Total Deaths (as of 4/29/20) | 195 |
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