obit /oˈbɪt, ˈobət, ||ˈɑbɪt/
  O·bit n.
  1. Death; decease; the date of one's death.
  2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
  3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.
     The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value.   --Milman.
  Post obit . See Post-obit.
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  obit
       n : a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short
           biography [syn: obituary, necrology]