Ambrose "Gene" Parr, 76, of Ponder, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. He was born on January 3, 1938 in Oswalt, OK to Arthur Parr and Pauline Loard Parr. He married Mary Elizabeth Bullard in Oklahoma on March 3, 1957. He was a Little League Baseball coach, Ponder ISD School Board President, and a member of the Plumbing Union in Fort worth 146 Local.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 6, 2014 from 2-4 pm at DeBerry Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 7, 2014 at 10:00 am at Sanger Cemetery.

Gene is survived by his wife, Mary; sons, Mike, Jay, and Sam Parr; sister, Patricia Stewart; brother, Charles Parr; 7 grandchildren, Chris, Aaron, Jordan, Joseph, Kara, Kobie, and Kassie; and 3 great grandchildren, Brooklynn, Bryonna, and Brian. He is preceded in death by his parents.