All About Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell's Husband Eldridge Toney, Who She Wed Before Her Death

Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell quietly married her husband Eldridge Toney before her death in December 2023

Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell was in a long-term relationship with her husband, Eldridge Toney, before she died in December 2023.

The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star first began dating Toney in 2017, following her divorce from Michael Cardwell, with whom she shared one daughter, Kylee. She also had another daughter, Kaitlyn, from a previous relationship. She and Toney quietly married in March 2023.

Cardwell died on Dec. 9, 2023, after being diagnosed with stage four adrenal carcinoma in January, her mom, Mama June Shannon, announced in an Instagram post. She was 29 years old.

"With the breaking heart, we are announcing that @annamarie35 is no longer with us," Shannon wrote. "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 will [sic] be updating y’all with more information as we get it today.”

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She was surrounded by her sisters — Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird and Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson — as well as her husband when she died.

So who is Anna Cardwell’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Eldridge Toney and his relationship with the late reality TV star.

They started dating in 2017

According to Cardwell’s Facebook, she and Toney began dating in June 2017. Previously, she was married to Michael Cardwell from 2015 to 2017, and the two shared a daughter, Kylee, together.

Toney grew up in Wrens, Georgia, and graduated from Baldwin High School, per his Facebook.

They moved into a home together in 2020

In March 2020, Cardwell shared with The U.S. Sun that she and Toney were moving into a double-wide trailer together on a lake in Milledgeville, Georgia. They previously lived in a smaller trailer in Gordon, Georgia.

"Eldridge is great with the girls and we wanted to have a bigger home to raise our family in. We fell in love with the property being along the lake side,” Cardwell told the outlet. “It's like a dream come true. I cannot wait to unpack and decorate and make it my own."

Cardwell spoke about having children with Toney

Before she was diagnosed with cancer, Cardwell had hoped to welcome a child with Toney. However, the two experienced multiple miscarriages in 2021, she told The U.S. Sun in June of that year.

“We are trying to have a third child, and it’s been difficult. I’ve gone through four miscarriages and a D&C,” she said. "It's been a long bumpy road for us trying to have baby number three.”

The reality star added that she miscarried right before Christmas in 2020 and the doctors later informed her she didn’t “make enough progesterone,” which impacted her pregnancies.

Regardless, the couple had planned to continue trying.

They got married after she learned of her cancer diagnosis

Following her death, PEOPLE confirmed that Cardwell had made her relationship with Toney permanent soon after she found out she had cancer. Cardwell wed Toney on March 4, 2023, in Wilkinson County, Georgia, according to a copy of the marriage license obtained by PEOPLE.

In her 2021 interview with The U.S. Sun, she told the outlet that the two were considering marriage even then.

“We’ve been together almost four years this month or next month,” she said. “It’s a hassle to deal with him and it’s a hassle to deal with me. He wants to marry me, but after my first marriage, I don’t really want to get married again, because you never know what will happen. I always tell him marriage is just a piece of paper saying ‘Hey you’re married.’ ”

She added that the two had promise rings made for each other and that if they made it past four years, she would be more open to the idea of marriage.

He was by her side while she received cancer treatment

Cardwell found a support system in Toney after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. In May, Cardwell posted a picture of Toney by her side as she received her chemotherapy treatment, writing, “Well going on to round 3 of chemo. this yesterday it was pretty good day but did get a little and Cracker Barrel was good going down but not up.”

Even prior to her diagnosis, Toney was always supportive of Cardwell.

“He deals with a lot of my stuff, he helps me because I've got really bad anxiety and a little bit of depression here and there but, you know, I've had it worse,” she told The U.S. Sun. “It's not as bad as it used to be and he helps me through all that stuff and makes sure I’m okay. Like he always asks me, ‘How are you today? Are you okay?’ ”

She added that her family approved of him, with Mama June jokingly asking him how he put up with her.

“Our relationship has been good, and the family really loves him,” she said. “Mama would ask him ‘how have you dealt with her for four years?’ And he’ll say ‘It’s not always easy but I’m dealing with it.’ ”

He was close with her children

While the girls continued their relationship with Cardwell's ex-husband Michael, Toney also stepped in as a father figure. Cardwell frequently posted pictures of him goofing off with her daughters.

He was also present when Kaitlyn graduated from elementary school in May 2023 and Kylee moved up to the second grade, per Cardwell’s Facebook.

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