Linda Sandoe, 85, married her junior high sweetheart
December 14, 2023
Linda Lou Knight Sandoe of Georgetown died Monday in Pawleys Island, surrounded by her family. She was 85.
She was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Audrey Norbury and John E. Knight.
She worked as a legal secretary before marrying William E. Oberst in 1958 and relocating to Georgetown. Married for 30 years, they raised three children and started and ran a successful business together.
At age 70, Linda reconnected with her junior high school sweetheart, Paul W. Sandoe, whom she married in 2009 on her 71st birthday. They enjoyed nearly 15 happy years together in Georgetown.
Mrs. Sandoe was of strong Christian faith and she lived and demonstrated it every day.
Baptized an Episcopalian, she was a member of All Saints Church and Wayne Methodist Church and Victory Christian Fellowship in Georgetown.
She loved to sing in church, where her beautiful voice could be heard above those around her, and she always sang with a big smile on her face.
Mrs. Sandoe was known for her generosity and thoughtfulness, and she found no greater pleasure than doing for others.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Patricia Oberst Whitney of Union, William E. Oberst Jr. of Pawleys Island and Michael Alan Oberst of Georgetown and their spouses; her grandsons, Michael David Oberst of New York and William English Whitney III of Columbia and their spouses; her great-grandson, William English Whitney IV; her sister-in-law, Loretta Knight; her nieces and nephews, John Knight, George Knight and Janet Lee; and her step-daughters, Debbie Bruce and Janet Brown.
Her brother, John W. Knight, died before her.
Her family will receive visitors from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mayer-Etheridge Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pawleys Island Chapel, followed by a private family burial service at Pennyroyal Gardens in Georgetown.
A guest book is available at mayerfuneralhome.com.
Memorials may be made to Helping Hands of Georgetown (helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org).
Her family thanked her caregivers, Ella Graham and Edith Weaver, and the caregiving staffs of The Landings of Georgetown and Arbor Landing of Pawleys.
