Mama June is embarking on a bittersweet adventure — a visit to Disney World along with her late daughter, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell.
Although her mourning was interrupted by a lawsuit concerning her first grandchild, the grieving mother might be bringing Cardwell’s ashes along, transforming the happiest place on earth right into a hallowed ground of affection and remembrance.
Mama June And Family To Carry Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s Ashes To Disney
Despite the somber undertones, the family is set to make the vacation memorable, bringing along her late daughter’s stays to share the enjoyment and laughter she once delivered to their lives.
The festive journey includes the family’s matriarch, Alana “Honey Boo Boo,” Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird and her family, in addition to the late 29-year-old’s first daughter, Kaitlyn.
While an invitation was prolonged to Cardwell’s ex-husband, Michael, for his or her shared child, Kylee, the family awaits confirmation on her attendance. Though her physical presence might be absent, Kaitlyn will carry a bit of her mother near her heart, wearing a necklace containing a few of Cardwell’s ashes.
TMZ sources revealed that the family had discussed and planned this holiday getaway with the TV personality before her passing, solidifying their commitment to creating lasting memories in her honor.
The family rented a house within the vicinity, meaning to spend the week together, enveloped within the magic of Disney and the heat of familial love. In a symbolic gesture, they planned to bring a small urn containing the mother-of-two’s ashes to the rental house, providing a way of her presence during this emotionally charged holiday season.
Cardwell’s final wish, expressed before her premature demise, was to gift her children iPads. The family reportedly fulfilled this wish, ensuring that her love and intentions endure even in her absence.
Before her premature departure from stage 4 adrenal carcinoma, her husband, Eldridge Toney, shared that her dying wish centered around their two daughters — Kaitlyn Elizabeth and Kylee Madison.
Reflecting on the emotional moments leading as much as his late partner’s departure, Toney shared, “The day before she passed, we had our talk and said our goodbyes. Her dying wish was for her girls to grow up knowing who their mother was. I promised I’d do right by the ladies all the time. I’ll spend my life doing right by Anna and the ladies.”
During this heart-wrenching conversation, the couple was not alone; surrounded by family on Kylee’s eighth birthday, the atmosphere was each joyous and sad.
Sisters Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon, Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, and Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird, together with their mother, got here together to support Cardwell and one another. As she took her final breath, Toney stood by her side, providing comfort and reassurance.
“Everyone was crying and freaking out because all of us knew what was happening. I did my best to be calm for her. I rubbed my hands through her hair, held her hand, and told her it was going to be OK. I used to be holding her hand when she took her final breath,” he recalled
Legal Battle Unfolds As Mama June Faces Custody Challenge Over Late Daughter’s Child
Amid her mourning period, Mama June found herself entangled in a legal dispute along with her late daughter’s ex-husband revolving around custody of her first grandchild Kaitlyn.
Michael, who already has full custody of his biological daughter Kylee, argued within the lawsuit filed in a Georgia court that he had played an important and consistent role within the pre-teen’s life.
Based on court documents, he claimed to have “engaged in consistent caretaking of the kid and established a bonded and dependent relationship with the kid” in Kaitlyn’s upbringing, encouraged by his late ex-wife.
Michael asserted that he shouldered responsibilities, including paying the 11-year-old’s school tuition, highlighting his ongoing commitment to her well-being.
In a subtle jab at Mama June’s parenting, he questioned her fitness for custody, citing Cardwell’s tumultuous relationship along with her mother and periods of estrangement.
Detailing the late star’s upbringing primarily under her maternal grandmother’s care in Griffin, Georgia, Michael also noted that Mama June’s presence in Kaitlyn’s life was inconsistent.
He argued that he was the “only living individual that has shown a relentless and continuous interest within the child’s minor child’s well-being, and being within the custody of the petitioner might be within the child’s best interest.”
