sentences:  Born Shirley Neil McCumber on July 12, 1924 in Mountain View, California, Pettis attended elementary schools in Berkeley, California from 1931 to 1932, and Berrien Springs, Michigan from 1933 to 1937.She graduated from Andrews Academy in 1942.She attended Andrews University from 1942 to 1943, and the University of California, Berkeley from 1944 to 1945.