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On April 11, 2006, June Pointer died of lung cancer at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California.

According to an official family statement she was surrounded by her sisters Ruth and Anita as well as brothers Aaron Pointer and Fritz.

On May 4, 2006, sister Bonnie appeared on Entertainment Tonight saying the other sisters had not fulfilled the burial wishes for June, instead having her cremated because it was cheaper.

Bonnie also stated the sisters had not let her ride in the family car at the funeral.

Anita and Ruth responded that Bonnie had demanded to be let back in the group and was upset that she had not been allowed to, and that June had left no instructions for her burial.

The sisters seemed estranged from Bonnie until she joined Anita Pointer on the Idol Radio Show in 2007.