RALEIGH, N.C. - Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire and then watched it collapse in disgrace, has died. She was 65.
Tammy Faye Bakker (aka Tammy Faye Messner) wasn't your usual television icon. This charismatic talk show host was one of the world's most famous televangelists, building an empire of influence with ...