Gay Minister Conducts Tammy Faye's Service

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"She didn't want a funeral. She did not want crying and sadness," said Joe Spotts, her manager. "She wanted a celebration with lots of balloons."

Spotts said there will be balloons at a public memorial the family plans to hold. No date has been set, but it probably won't take place for at least a month. Spotts said Messner's second husband, Roe, who was with her when she died, has carried out her final instructions "to the letter." That included having Rev. Randy McCain, an openly gay minister from the Open Door Community Church in Sherwood, Ark., conduct the private service.