The daughter of Teen Mom alum David Eason‘s ex-girlfriend Olivia Leedham has died at age 7.
Leedham’s mother confirmed Lailah’s death to People on Thursday, June 12. A GoFundMe was also launched in order to help Leedham — who welcomed son Kaden, 10, with Eason — afford living expenses in the wake of her loss.
“Our friend Olivia Leedham tragically lost her beautiful seven-year-old daughter, Lailah Price, yesterday,” the GoFundMe’s description notes. “She was in the emergency room several times without a diagnosis, and while in the hospital Friday night, she had a seizure and passed away early Saturday morning, June 7th.”
The message continues, “Olivia is a single mom to Kaden, age 10, and Lailah, age 7. Lailah was a bright light in our family and loved life and Jesus very much.”
Jenelle Evans and her husband, David Eason, have gone through ups and downs over the years. The Teen Mom 2 alum began dating Eason in 2015. Shortly after their September 2017 nuptials, the pair welcomed daughter Ensley in January 2018. (Evans is also the mom of son Jace, whom she shares with ex Andrew Lewis, and son Kaiser, whom […]
More than $15,000 has been raised as of Thursday morning. According to an update from the fundraiser’s organizer, a funeral will be held this weekend. “Olivia and her family are overwhelmed by the generosity of their friends and family,” the update notes.
Along with Kaden, Eason shares daughter Maryssa with Whitney Rich and daughter Ensley with Jenelle Evans. Eason and Evans tied the knot in 2017, splitting two years later before reconciling in 2020.
In March 2024, Evans filed for separation from Eason after six years of marriage. She listed their date of separation as February 16 of that year.
Evans exclusively opened up to Us Weekly in June 2024 about deciding to end her marriage, noting that it wasn’t a choice she made lightly. “Me and him, we were going through rough patches for a while and I was sick of it,” she said at the time. “It’s hard to try to get out of a situation when you know you both own the house and you’re both on the same deed. Then you’re telling each other, ‘We should take a break,’ but then who’s going to get out of the house?”
A big brood! Teen Mom 2 alum Jenelle Evans and husband David Eason have a blended family of five children. While the former MTV personality shares son Jace, born in 2009, with ex Andrew Lewis, and son Kaiser, born in 2013, with ex Nathan Griffith, Eason is father of daughter Maryssa, born in 2007, with […]
The former Teen Mom star added that she “debated” leaving Eason for “about six months to a year” before finding “a little window of opportunity” to file.
Janelle Evan and David Eason Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
“It’s a lot more than just getting out and dropping everything and I wasn’t about to abandon my house and leave, so I just had to be strong,” she continued. “Now, I hope that everyone can see that I moved on from that and that I’m doing good with just me, myself and my three kids.”
Jenelle is also the mother of son Jace with Andrew Lewis and son Kaiser with Nathan Griffith.