Tammy Lynn Christiansen, 42, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, November 28, 2016 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonville Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 367, Harrisonville, MO 64701.

Tammy was born March 7, 1974 in Maryville, Missouri, the daughter of Martin and Terry (Fischell) Christiansen. She was a 1992 graduate of Harrisonville High School. Tammy was medically discharged from the U.S. Navy. She worked at Taco Bell in Harrisonville. Tammy loved her dog, "Boog". She loved to read and draw, and spend time with her nieces and nephews. She always tried to help others when she could, and she helped take care of a special friend, Bryon Pennington, of East Lynne, Missouri. Tammy was a very outgoing person; she loved people. She didn't know a stranger.

Tammy was preceded in death by a nephew, Jase Williams, her maternal grandmother, Pat James and step-grandfather, Loren, and her paternal grandparents, Frank and Doris Christiansen. She is survived by her father, Martin Christiansen and stepmother, Lisa, East Lynne, Missouri; her mother, Terry Crowley, Clarinda, Iowa; her dog, "Boog"; three sisters, Sheralyn Morris (Chad), Belton, Missouri, Kylie Christiansen, East Lynne, Missouri, Jennifer Christiansen, Pleasant Hill, Missouri; two brothers, Rick Baxter, St. Joseph, Missouri and Jason Williams, Kansas City, Missouri; her maternal grandfather, Ralph Fischell and step-grandmother, Barbara, Clarinda, Iowa; special aunt, Samm Henness, Texas, and numerous nieces and nephews.