NAMES IN THE NEWS : Tammy a Grandma--Call Her Auntie
PINEVILLE, N.C. — Evangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker rejoiced today over the birth of their first grandchild and told their radio audience that their son-in-law fainted twice in the delivery room.
James Martin Chapman, weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces, was born Saturday to the Bakkers’ 18-year-old daughter, Tammy Sue, and her husband, Doug Chapman, 26, at Piedmont Regional Hospital in Rock Hill, S.C.
Tammy Faye Bakker said she loves the baby but not her new title. “Grandma--isn’t that awful?” she said. “I think I’ll look for a new name--something like Ta Ta or Auntie Tammy.” Tammy Faye said the baby has her eyes. “It came out with these big, bright sparkly eyes and it was licking its lips,” she said.
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