One day after her interview on Larry King Live, Tammy Faye Baker died after a long battle with cancer.
Evangelist Tammy Faye Messner died on Friday morning of inoperable cancer, CNN's Larry King announced on Saturday night, after her family asked him to personally make the delayed statement. She was 65.Messner had appeared as a guest on Larry King Live on Thursday, looking frighteningly thin, revealing that she could no longer swallow food and had dwindled down to a mere 65 lbs.
"She had a very peaceful death and is no longer in pain," Messner's son Jay Bakker said Saturday in a statement on his Web site. "To grant her wish she was cremated today and her ashes were buried at a private ceremony."
Added Bakker: "Thank you to everyone for their prayers and support over the years - it has helped me more than you will ever know. Please continue to pray for her husband Roe as well as the rest of my family."
Sue Waltz says:
R.I.P Tammy!
You are free of pain and having fun up there in Heaven!!!
Sue Waltz says:
R.I.P Tammy!
You are free of pain and having fun up there in Heaven!!!
jrxblue says:
OMG!
Rest in Peace.
Sarah says:
Rest in Peace, Tammy Faye.
You are one in a million!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Jinxy McDeath says:
Tammy Faye certainly was the only televangelist to live what she preached, for that alone she deserves much respect. She was a good mother, a kind person with a good soul. Wherever she is right now, I hope she is happy and well at last.
JaneSays says:
RIP Tammy Faye. Her gentle spirit was apparent at all times. She will be missed but I am happy that she is no longer in pain.
monkeyman says:
dude, she was friends with the hedgehog on a crappy tv show. that's comedy gold right there, and between that and jm j bullock made her not-quite-so-bad in my book. where jm j bullock=all the world's gays, coz i dunno if she was pally with jm j, but she should've been. she should've been. rock on, our lady of heavy make up. rock on.
gail says:
RIP Tammy Faye. Your sense of humor, that wonderful ability to make fun of yourself....a commodity in short supply in this world. So glad for you that your suffering is over.
Becky N. Hodgin says:
Tammy Faye was one brave person. One of a kind. She will truly be missed. R. I. P.