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She was surrounded by family when she passed away on Saturday, her publicist said. Anita Pointer, a member of the Grammy-winning R&B group The Pointer Sisters, passed away from cancer at the age of 74, according to her publicist. She was surrounded by family when she passed away on Saturday, her publicist Roger Neal said, Fox News reported. "While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace. She was the one that kept all of us close and...

Pointer was born in Oakland on Jan. 23, 1948, and was the fourth of six children to Reverend Elton and Sarah Pointer. She and her sisters grew up singing in their dad’s church. In the tenth grade, Anita played alto saxophone as a member of the McRae High School band. In 1969, Pointer quit her job as a secretary to join her younger sisters to form their eponymous group. Pointer leaves behind, her sister, Ruth Pointer, brothers Aaron Pointer, Fritz Pointer and granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer. Pointer was born in Oakland on Jan. 23, 1948, and was the fourth of...