Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell's 2 Kids: Meet Kaitlyn and Kylee
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- UPDATED JULY 29, 2024
by Tasha Mayberry
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Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell was not only the eldest of four sisters but also the mother of two girls before her passing. The reality TV star’s family announced that Cardwell died on December 9, 2023, at her mom, Mama June Shannon’s, home, months after being diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal cancer in January. She was 29 years old and left behind two daughters: Kaitlyn, 11, and Kylee, 8. “With a breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us,” Shannon wrote on Instagram, sharing news of Cardwell’s death. “She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM.
She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months and passed away with her family around her as she wanted. We will update y’all with more information as we get it today. We love y’all and appreciate continued prayers and thoughts for our family during this difficult time,” she concluded. Cardwell died on Kylee’s 8th birthday, surrounded by her sisters — Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird, and Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson — as well as her mother and partner, Eldridge Toney.
Kaitlyn Elizabeth, 12
Cardwell welcomed her first daughter, Kaitlyn Elizabeth, on July 26, 2012, keeping the father’s identity private. She raised Kaitlyn as a single mother until she married Michael Cardwell in 2014 when Kaitlyn was 2 years old. Kaitlyn was born with an extra thumb, which was featured on the family’s reality show “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” During a September 2012 episode, Thompson famously said, “I wish I had an extra finger [so] then I could grab more cheese balls!” Kaitlyn ultimately had the additional finger removed in surgery when she was 4 years old.
Since then, Kaitlyn has grown up to be a fiery character, with her mom frequently joking that she had the attitude of a young adult rather than a child. On her 10th birthday in July 2022, Cardwell wrote a sweet tribute as Kaitlyn entered her pre-teen years. “Y’all help me wish this crazy and silly and smart girl a happy 10th bday,” she captioned the post. “Omg y’all I have a 10 year old lord help me but if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be a mother. She is the smartest and sassiest little girl I know and I am so proud of her…I’m telling y’all she is 10 going on 20 but I love her so much.
Kylee Madison, 8
Cardwell gave birth to her second daughter, Kylee Madison, with her then-husband Michael on December 9, 2015. Cardwell split with Michael two years later. Before Kylee started first grade in September 2022, her mom penned an emotional post sharing how proud she was of her younger daughter for making the big step into elementary school. “Y’all I got a first grader 🥺😭😩,” she wrote on Instagram. “I am so proud of my baby for going to first grade she is so smart excuse me while I go cry because I am getting old 😢.” Cardwell loved spending time with her daughters, doing things like fishing and rafting together on summer days and making “table nachos” as a family. They also often cooked together, including making homemade brownies. Cardwell even took herself and Kylee out to get pedicures when Kylee was 5 years old for a mother-daughter date.
Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell's Husband Promised to 'Spend My Life' Sharing Her Story with Her Daughters
Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s husband, Eldridge Toney, is opening up about a promise he made to his late wife. Describing her final days, Toney told about Cardwell’s last wishes, which included a promise about her two daughters. Cardwell and Toney began dating in 2017 following her divorce from ex-husband Michael Cardwell, with whom she welcomed daughter Kylee Madison. Cardwell is also mom to daughter Kaitlyn Elizabeth. “The day before she passed, we had our talk and said our goodbyes,” Toney told. “Her dying wish was for her girls to grow up knowing who their mother was. And I promised I would do right by the girls always. I will spend my life doing right by Anna and the girls.
