6 Quotes & Sayings By Tammy Faye Bakker

Tammy Faye Bakker was born on April 3, 1941 in Ruch, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Jay Voorhes and the former Lucille Faye Hage. Tammy married her first husband, Mike Lane, in 1960. They had four children: Tim, Karen, Marlene, and Jay Read more

Tammy met Jim Bakker in 1964. The two were married in 1968 and had two children together: Jessica and Joshua. Tammy divorced Bakker in 1980 after he was convicted of fraud related to PTL ministry funds.

She remarried in 1982 to evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. After Swaggart resigned his ministry position over a scandal involving prostitution, Tammy remarried Bakker in 1984. They had one child together, Joshua.

Tammy died on August 4, 2008 at the age of sixty-one from cancer; she was survived by her second husband Jim Bakker; her son Tim; her daughter Marlene; and three grandchildren Joshua Swaggart (born 1983), Jessica Swaggart (born 1986), and Leah Swaggart (born 1997).

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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim. Tammy Faye Bakker
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Don't let fear rule your life. Live one day at a time, and never be afraid. Tammy Faye Bakker
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I can trust in Jesus. And this Gospel that we preach does work. So those who are hurting and suffering today, hang in there. The sun will shine again. Tammy Faye Bakker
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You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. Tammy Faye Bakker
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I think people need to know that there's great peace and joy in knowing the Lord - the Lord Jesus Christ - as your savior. Tammy Faye Bakker