"Billy just had this way about him and you obviously noticed him automatically no matter where he was at," Bill Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman tells PEOPLE ...

Bill Byrge, an actor who played Bobby in several of the "Ernest" comedy films, died on Monday at the age of 92 in Nashville, ...

His cousin, Sharon Chapman, announced the news on her Facebook page on Thursday.  “My cousin, Bill Byrge, passed away in the Nashville area today at 12pm. He was a beautiful soul who made people ...

Bill Byrge, an actor recognizable from his work in the Ernest movies, died on Thursday (Jan. 9), TMZ reports. He was 92. While no cause of death has been disclosed yet, the late actor’s cousin ...

Actor and comedian Bill Byrge, best known for his role in the “Ernest” movies, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 86. His cousin, Sharon Chapman, first shared the news on Facebook on Jan.

He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying. He was the ‘Bobby’ character in several Ernest movies with Jim Varney. I always teased him of being a ‘star’ in our family.

"He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying," his cousin, Sharon Chapman, wrote on Facebook.

Bill Byrge, best known for the "Ernest" franchise, has died. Bill Byrge, who was best known for appearing in the series of “Ernest” movies, has died at 92. His cousin, Sharon Chapman ...

Bill Byrge, an actor best known for his role in the Ernest movies with Jim Varney, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 86. Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman announced his death on Facebook Thursday ...

Bill Byrge, the librarian-turned-actor who was a regular in the Ernest movies, died January 9 in Nashville. He was 92. News of his death was confirmed by his cousin Sharon Chapman on Facebook.

He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying. He was the ‘Bobby’ character in several Ernest movies with Jim Varney. I always teased him of being a ‘star’ in our family.