American Idol Kellie Pickler's estranged mom: Leaving was the hardest decision 11/09/2007 Kellie Pickler can stop wondering -- Cynthia Malone, the mother who abandoned her when she fled an relationship with Kellie's father, is indeed thinking about her. Read More RELATED NEWS 'American Idol' alum Mandisa's cause of death revealed'American Idol' alum Mandisa dead at age 47Katharine McPhee leaves David Foster tour after "horrible" family tragedy TAGS: American Idol Kellie Pickler
