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Tammy Faye Messner

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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

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.

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.