Toy Story Star Dies
- Remembrance of Jim Varney in BBC News.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/639134.stm

Hey Vern!
- A short obituary by Donna B. Yeaw. [About.com]
- http://seniorliving.about.com/library/weekly/aa021100a.htm?once=true&

Ernest Goes to Heaven : Varney Dead at 50
- An obituary with overview of Jim Varney's career and his quotes from The Morning Sun.
- http://www.morningsun.net/stories/021100/usw_0211000017.shtml

"Ernest" Star, Jim Varney Dies From Lung Cancer
- An obituary with filmography from The Holland Sentinel.
- http://www.thehollandsentinel.net/stories/021100/obi_ernest.html

'Ernest' Actor Jim Varney Dies At 50
- A long obituary by Associated Press writer Joe Edwards. [BeachBrowser.com]
- http://www.beachbrowser.com/Archives/eVoid/Febuary-2000/Ernest-Actor-Jim-Varney-Dies-At-50.htm

Jim Varney, Ernest Creator, Dies at 50
- An obituary by Kevin Nance including quotes from friends and associates. [The Nashville Tennessean]
- http://www.tennessean.com/sii/00/02/11/varney11.shtml

Actor Jim "Ernest" Varney Dies at 50
- An obituary by Associated Press at Salon.com.
- http://www.salon.com/people/obit/2000/02/10/ernest/print.html