In Loving Memory of Lynda Zerbst.

My gorgeous girl always!

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I’m so sorry for the late notice. My family and I have been going through such a heartbreaking and overwhelming time, and I deeply apologize for the delay. If you would like to attend Lynda’s funeral, here are the details. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and support.

Lynda Mary Zerbst Obituary December 31, 2025 - McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation View Lynda Mary Zerbst's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

✨ In Loving Memory of One of Charleston’s OG Hair Legends

There are people who walk into this world and don’t just exist they shift the culture, leave fingerprints on souls, and light up every room they enter. She was one of them. An original, a true OG, and one of the most iconic hairstylists Charleston has ever known.

To say she impacted the beauty industry is an understatement.
She shaped it.
She inspired it.
She elevated it.

Every stylist who crossed her path walked away a little sharper, a little braver, and a lot more in love with the craft. Education, creativity, precision — it all flowed out of her effortlessly. Being a hairstylist wasn’t just her job; it was second nature, a calling she answered with every client, every chair, every transformation.

But as talented as she was behind the chair, she was an even greater human being.
Funny.
Electric.
Unapologetically herself.
The kind of woman who could make you laugh so hard your stomach hurt, then turn around and speak life into you when you needed it most.

And above all she was a rockstar mother. Her family was her entire heart. She loved them with a depth that could be felt the moment she spoke their names. Everything she did, every long day, every sacrifice, every achievement… it all came back to them. Her love was fierce, limitless, and unshakeable.

She wasn’t just a stylist.
She wasn’t just a friend.
She wasn’t just a mother.

She was a force a legacy in motion, a light that touched hundreds and lives on in all of us.

Charleston will never forget her.
The beauty industry will never forget her.
Her family and friends will carry her love forever.

This page is a place to honor her, celebrate her, laugh, cry, and keep her magic alive.
Because legends don’t fade they live on through every person they touched.

✨ Forever one of the greats. Forever our OG. Forever loved. ✨