MAMA June and her family have been seen crying and consoling one another at Anna Cardwell’s funeral.
The Mama June: From Hot to Not star died on Saturday after a battle with adrenal cancer, her family announced.
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Photos snapped outside of White Columns Funeral Home in Gordon, Georgia, where the funeral was held on Wednesday, showed the family languishing in their pain.
Mama June, 44, cried alongside her kids Alana Thompson, also known as Honey Boo Boo, and Lauryn Efird, known as Pumpkin.
Alana’s boyfriend Dralin Carswell was also in attendance.
The mom of four, meanwhile, was supported by her husband Justin Stroud.
Family and friends were in attendance at the funeral.
Justin cut a casual figure, wearing jeans and a black T-shirt.
He paired the outfit with green and white Nike sneakers, a silver chain, and a hat.
Pumpkin looked equally laid back, wearing distressed denim jeans and a blouse.
Dralin also donned jeans and a T-shirt.
The family vacillated between moments of brevity and deep emotion.
They were seen crying and embracing one another at times and laughing and smiling together at others.
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STAYING SOMBER
Mama June, Alana, and Lauryn were spotted arriving at the funeral home earlier that same day.
The trio appeared somber and grief-stricken.
Mama June had on a long black dress with light blue flowers.
She covered up with a black denim jacket with silver studs on it.
The reality star’s face looked flushed as she chatted with members of the family outside the funeral home.
The TV personality held a program in her hand.
She tied her blonde hair back in a ponytail.
Alana wore black jeans, a green sweater, and black booties on while her older sister arrived with her family in the same ripped jeans she wore later that day, a green sweater, and nude slippers.
She covered up in a brown and cream puffer jacket as she walked inside the funeral home.
REST IN PEACE
Anna died on Saturday after succumbing to cancer at the age of 29.
Mama June shared the news on December 9.
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In July, the TV star revealed that Anna’s previously disclosed cancer diagnosis was terminal.
Following her death, June’s husband Justin posted a photo on his Instagram to announce that she died.
The photo showed the family sitting together on what appeared to be the set of the TLC show.
He wrote in his caption: “Please keep our family in your prayers as we lost one of our angels last night. She passed away last night in our home peacefully with the people that was important to her.
“Please be respectful and we will keep y’all updated with everything. We love you Anna Banana.”
June posted the same photo on her own memorial post.
She wrote in the caption: “With the breaking heart, we are announcing that [Anna] is no longer with us. She passed away in my home last night peacefully at 11:12 PM.
“She gave one hell of a fight for 10 months she passed away with her family around her like she won’t and we will be updating y’all with more information as we get it today.”
“We love y’all and continue prayers and thoughts for our family during this difficult time,” she concluded.
Anna left behind two daughters: Kylee, eight, and Kaitlyn, 11.
Kaitlyn moved in with Mama June while Kylee is back living with her father, Michael Cardwell, according to TMZ.
The exes were previously married.
In an online forum, fans expressed sadness to learn that the sisters would be separated.
“I really wish the girls didn’t have to be separated,” one person shared. “They’ve been through enough trauma as it is. They should be kept together for normalcy/support.”
Another person agreed: “This isn’t right. Kaitlyn and Kylee need to be together.”
“Splitting them up after losing their mom is terrible for their ages,” a third person argued.
“They need consistency. They need firm boundaries. They need healthy food and lots of quiet uninterrupted sleep.”
Anna was married to Eldridge Toney before her death.
The pair secretly tied the knot after learning about her cancer diagnosis, TMZ reported.
Sources told the outlet that she expressed a desire to marry her beau back in January.
They also said that she wanted to have a wedding while she was “still feeling well enough to go through a ceremony.”
An official marriage certificate, obtained by the outlet, revealed that they married on March 4 in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
Anna was undergoing chemotherapy at the time.
Sources revealed that the wedding featured “close family and a camera crew recording footage” for the family’s WeTV reality show.
Anna died nine months later.
She and Eldridge did not have any children together.
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