BLUE EYE, Mo. — On Monday, funeral services will be held for the late televangelist Jim Bakker.
Bakker died last week at the age of 86.
Bakker and his first wife Tammy Faye lived in Charlotte and made millions through their TV ministry Praise the Lord, or PTL.
But in the 1980s, Bakker was convicted on 24 federal counts of fraud and conspiracy.
He served nearly five years in prison.
His funeral will be held in Blue Eye, Missouri near Branson.
There’s a viewing at 11 a.m. followed by the service at 1 p.m.
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