Deborah “Debbie” Lynch, wife of Dr. Thomas Lynch, associate dean of the UALR College of Science and Mathematics, died Sunday, Aug. 12, following a lengthy battle with cancer.

A prayer service will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4000 Rodney Parham Road. A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the church under the direction of Roller-Chenal Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the scholarship fund supporting biology students in the name of Dr. Thomas and Deborah J. Lynch at UALR’s Office of Development, 2801 South University Ave.