John Edward Krebs, 71, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Winchester Medical Center.

A celebration of life will be held Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 2 PM at his residence, 3406 Howellsville Road, Front Royal.

Mr. Krebs was born on June 5, 1946 in Arlington, Virginia to the late John Elsworth Krebs and Lucy Virginia Gorm Krebs.

Survivors include his companion of 17 years, Betty Haislip of Front Royal; two daughters, Heidi Gilliom of Tappahannock, Virginia and Tracy Hutchinson of Fredericksburg, Virginia; two brothers, Bobby Krebs of Luray, Virginia and Michael Krebs of Tennessee; two sisters, Shirley Brown of Fairfax, Virginia and Linda Massey of Tennessee; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren and extremely close friends, Dorothy and Troy Wadel.