Charlene E. (Hopkins) Earnest

Charlene M. (Hopkins) Earnest, 88, of Olathe, passed away at 4:15 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021 at her home.

She was born on November 12, 1932 in St. Paul, Kansas to Charles and E. Louise (Jordan) Hopkins. She grew up in St. Paul and Coffeyville and graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School and Coffeyville Junior College. She then received training as an X-ray technician from the University of Kansas Medical Center. In the Kansas City area she had worked for various doctors and at St. Joseph Medical Center. She lived in San Francisco and Santa Monica, CA and her last employment was with Respiratory Consultants from 1974-1988. In 2015 she moved back to Olathe to be close to her cousins.

She and Robert A. Earnest were married on April 30, 1960 in San Francisco, CA. He preceded her in death on December 11, 2014.
Survivors include her cousins, Karen (Hopkins) Steinbacher, of St. Paul and Janet (Hopkins) Moore, and her husband, Dale of Edwardsville, KS and their families.

Per Charlene’s request no services are planned and burial will take place at a later date in Eastlawn Cemetery in Springfield, MO.
Carson-Wall Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com

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