Jimmy Fortune leads a crowd in a singing of the hymn “How Great Thou Art” in honor of Earl Hamner Jr. at a ceremony where statues of both Fortune and Hamner were unveiled at the Nelson County ...

The Nelson County board of supervisors dedicated July 8 as Earl Hamner Jr. and Jimmy Fortune day. ... Statues of both Hamner Jr. and Fortune now stand at Oakland Museum.

Hamner was an author, screenwriter, producer and creator of the television series “The Waltons” and “Falcon Crest.” Jimmy Fortune is a member of the country music group the Statler Brothers.