Tammy Faye Messner

American evangelist (1942-2007)

Tamara "Tammy" Faye Messner (March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show host, and television personality. She was born in International Falls, Minnesota.

Tammy Faye Messner
Messner in 2004
Born
Tamara Faye LaValley

(1942-03-07)March 7, 1942
DiedJuly 20, 2007(2007-07-20) (aged 65)
Occupations
  • Evangelist
  • singer
  • entrepreneur
  • author
  • television personality
Years active1962–2007
Spouses
  • (m. 1961; div. 1992)
  • (m. 1993)
Children2, including Jay Bakker

Messner was a contestant in the second season of The Surreal Life.

Messner died of colon cancer in Loch Lloyd, Missouri at the age of 65.[1]

References

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  1. Gaines, Anita (July 22, 2007). "Tammy Faye Bakker, 65, Emotive Evangelist, Dies". The New York Times.