Tammy Lynn (Williams) Icard ,58, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her home on February 19th, 2025. Tammy was born on June 18th, 1966, in San Bernadino California. Tammy dedicated her life to her two daughters and her community. To know her was to love her and boy did she love HARD.
She received her bachelor’s degree from UNC Charlotte with a degree in Criminal Justice. She started her career as an officer with the CMPD and moved from Charlotte to Icard, NC to further her career working for the Western Carolina Youth Institution as a Unit Manager for 20 plus years. Upon its closure she continued her tenure at the Foothills Correctional Institution as a Program Director II. If you know Tammy, and her work ethic you know she couldn’t slow down. She enjoyed the classes she was able to teach while in the prison system and continued after retirement as a substitute teacher for Burke County.
Tammy was very athletic to say the least. Not only did she grow up on the softball field but also in the ring, as a professional female boxer. With Tammy being an outstanding catcher, many referred to her as “Toad” whom many of her childhood friends know her by. Upon having two girls, ten years apart, the love for the game stayed tight in the family. Tammy was a single mother of two and continued to provide so both girls could remain on the field. She spent countless hours at the ballpark each week and weekend pushing and coaching girls to be the best version of themselves. Tammy was a woman if you didn’t believe in yourself, she would show you every ounce and reason on why you should and continue to push you to believe in your own self on and off the field. Whether she was coaching, umpiring, or cheering on from the bleachers, nobody could outshine Tammy’s enthusiasm.
Tammy instilled a great legacy of confident strong women all because of the woman who raised her, Joyce. Joyce was a single mother of four, with Tammy being the youngest and only daughter. Tammy is preceded in death by her mother Joyce Williams; her father George Raymond Williams; and her brother Tim Williams. Tammy is survived by her daughters; Dakota (Zachary) Jones; Kayleigh Icard; her granddaughter Henderson Jones; her brothers Raymond (Delaine) Williams; Terry (Joanne) Williams; her niece Stephanie Williams; her great nieces Mati Bostic and Annah Bostic; and many lifelong devoted friends she considered family.
A celebration of life for Tammy will be announced at a later date.