Jane Hamner, 74, passed away on August 29, 2025, in Gilbert, Arizona. Born on June 22, 1951, Jane graduated from Middleton High School and continued her education at Madison Area Technical College.

Hamner died in Los Angeles and had recently been battling pneumonia, said Ray Castro Jr., a friend of Hamner’s who produced a documentary, “Earl Hamner Storyteller,” about the writer. Castro said he ...

Earl Hamner, the writer whose old-timey kinship was a creative force behind the enduring success of the television series “The Waltons,” died Thursday. He was 92. His death was confirmed by his niece, ...