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The world is mourning the tragic demise of Mama June’s oldest daughter Anna Cardwell. The internet personality passed away on December 9, after a ten-month battle with stage four adrenal cancer. In the wake of Mama June’s daughter’s death, the family has provided an update on their next line of action regarding funeral arrangements. According to sources, the deceased’s body will be cremated in the coming days. What’s more, each family member will receive a portion of Cardwell’s ashes.
Mama June’s Oldest Daughter To Be Cremated
Amid the news of Mama June’s daughter’s death, reports say the family is doing everything to keep her memories alive. On Monday, family sources revealed to TMZ that the family members were planning to hold a memorial service for Cardwell this week. Also, rather than bury her body after the service, they planned to cremate it and split the remains among every family member. The insiders also noted that talks about making special crystals or jewelry with Cardwell’s ashes were already in motion. Meanwhile, the 29-year-old’s family members aren’t the only ones planning on keeping Cardwell’s memories alive.
According to the family sources, the funeral home will fingerprint Mama June’s oldest daughter as a keepsake. Regarding the funeral, the family will hold an open-casket funeral in the mom of two’s honor. The informants explained that it was Cardwell’s desire as she wanted fans to be part of the services to have a chance at closure. Meanwhile, there are plans to get a memorial bench in Cardwell’s honor to enable family members to talk to her when they want.
Mama June’s Oldest Daughter Dies At 29
On Sunday, Mama June took to Instagram to announce the tragic news of her daughter’s demise.
“With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us,” she began the caption of her post alongside a family photo.
The television personality noted that Cardwell passed away at her home the previous night at about 11:12 pm. Cardwell fought hard for ten months and eventually passed away, surrounded by her family like she always wanted.
“We love y’all and continued prayers and thoughts for our family doing this difficult time,” she concluded.
Cardwell is survived by her daughters Kaitlyn Elizabeth and Kylee Madison. Hopefully, they can bear her sad loss and keep her memories alive.