Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell secretly married her boyfriend, Eldridge Toney, before losing her battle with cancer.
The eldest daughter of reality TV star “Mama June” Shannon said “I do” on March 4 in Wilkinson County, Ga., according to the marriage license obtained by TMZ Monday.
Sources explained to the outlet that Cardwell wanted to walk down the aisle “while she was still feeling well enough to go through a ceremony” after being diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal carcinoma in January.
The bride’s sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird’s husband, Joshua Efird, reportedly officiated the wedding while a camera crew filmed for the family’s WE tv reality series “Mama June: Family Crisis.”
The couple had been together since June 2017.
Cardwell died Saturday night at the age of 29.
“With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us. She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM,” Shannon, 44, shared on Instagram.
“She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months she passed away with her family around her. We will will be updating y’all with more information as we get it today. We love y’all and continued prayers and thoughts for our family [during] this difficult time.”
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson also mourned the loss of her big sister on social media.
“This is one post I wish I didn’t have to make
