Tammy L. Gassen, age 33 of Higginsville, Missouri passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at her home. Per Tammy's wishes, the family has accorded cremation, and she will be buried next to her mother in the Steedman Cemetery, Steedman, Missouri at a later date. Fond memories and condolensces may be left at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Tammy was born in Tipton, Indiana on June 17, 1979 to William Lyndell Lee Hall and Janice Uvyonne Hicks.

Tammy received a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia University. She served the citizens of Missouri as a municipal police officer until illness prevented her from performing her duties.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Among survivors includes her husband, Timothy of the home; two sons, Zachary James and Joshua Daniel Gassen of Fulton, Missouri; one brother, Lyndall Hall and wife Nichol of Steedman, Missouri; one sister, Renea Conaway of Holt Summit, Missouri; nieces, Kelsey Hall and Haillie Powers, and nephews, Zachary Powers, Kenneth Hall, and Johnathan Holsman, as well as numerous other relatives and close friends.

Arrangments have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.