JUNE ANTOINETTE POINTER Born November 30, 1953 in Oakland, California to Rev. Elton and Sarah Pointer passed away peacefully at 1:10 p.m., April 11, 2006. Like a baby returns to the lap of her mother, ...

LOS ANGELES — June Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters — known for the '70s and '80s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire" and "Slow Hand" — has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 52.

Pointer died Tuesday at Santa Monica University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, the family said in a statement. She had been hospitalized since late February. The type of cancer wasn't ...