Pointer was the second oldest of the four sisters, who began singing in their father's church in Oakland, California, more than 50 years ago.“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," the family said in a statement.Heaven is a more loving beautiful place with Anita there,” they added.They won the Grammy a year later in 1974 with their crossover hit “Fairytale,” from the “That’s a Plenty” album, which Anita wrote with Bonita and which Elvis Presley also recorded later.The group would go on to win two more Grammy awards in 1984 for "Automatic," part of their bestselling album "Breakout," and they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994."