NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) -Earl Hamner, Nelson County native and the creator of the "The Waltons," passed away Thursday.
Hamner passed away at 12:20 P.M. at Cedar Sinai Hospital. His son says his father died peacefully surrounded by family and music.
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"The Waltons" was based on Hamner's life in Nelson County. The show is the story of a family making just a small amount of money from their saw mill on Walton's Mountain during the Depression Era.
Hamner was 92 years old.