Mrs. Birdie Slagle Horneman Edmonds, 78, of Rock Hill, S.C., formerly of Bruin, passed away Monday at the Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill.

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Birdie was the daughter of the late Virgil B. and Charlene Snow Slagle and the widow of the Rev. Robert J. Horneman.

She was a member of the India Hook United Methodist Church in Rock Hill, where she was active in the Good News Sunday School Class.

Birdie worked as an administrator in several retirement/assisted living centers in Florida before her retirement.

Surviving are her husband, James G. Edmonds of the home; her son, Terry Horneman and his wife, Cynthia, of Gastonia, N.C.; two daughters, Lynda Strong of Clover, S.C., and Denise Miller and her husband, Tom, of Bonita Springs, Fla.; her brother, Larry Slagle and his wife, Norma, of Butler; her sister, Carol Slagle of Monroeville; two stepsons, Larry Edmonds and his wife, Donna, of Parker and Rex Edmonds and his wife, Joetta, of West Sunbury; two stepdaughters, Amy Peters and her husband, Denny, of Bruin and Judy Holtz and her husband, Allan, of Florida; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and two great-great-grandchildren.

<B>EDMONDS</B> — A memorial service to celebrate the life of Birdie Slagle Horneman Edmonds, who died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, was held today. Private burial was in Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.Memorials may be made to India Hook United Methodist Church, 3300 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732.