Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74

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Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters, has died at age 74, according to her publicist Roger Neal.

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Pointer passed away Saturday at her home in Los Angeles where she was surrounded by her family, the cause of death was cancer.

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The four Pointer Sisters began singing together more than 50 years ago in their hometown church in Oakland, California,

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"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

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She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long. Her love of our family will live on in each of us

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The four Pointer Sisters began singing together more than 50 years ago in their hometown church in Oakland, California, where their father ministered

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