Noah Webster
Obituary
OBIT'UARY, noun
1. A list of the dead, or a register of obitual anniversary days, when service is performed for the dead.
2. An account of persons deceased; notice of the death of a person, often accompanied with a brief biographical sketch of his character.
OBIT'UARY, adjective Relating to the decease of a person or persons; as an obituary notice.