All 7 Uses

obituary
in
Misery, by Stephen King
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The clipping was his obituary.†
Chpt 2

obituary = published notice of death with a short biography
When Paul turned to the next page, he thought for a moment that Annie had pasted in two copies of her father's obituary out of sentiment or by accident (he thought this latter the more likely possibility of the two).†
Chpt 2
It was a simple obituary which seemed to have no connection with Annie Wilkes at all.†
Chpt 2
Why else is his obituary here?†
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Something has sure changed; there have been no obituaries since, He flicked back to see.†
Chpt 2 *

obituaries = published death notices with short biographies
If it was right to equate each obituary pasted in this book with a murder, then her score was more than thirty people by the end of 1981 ....all without a single murmur from the authorities.†
Chpt 2

obituary = published notice of death with a short biography
It was as if, after wading grimly through the almost unbearable necrology in the foregoing pages, he had come face to face with his own obituary.†
Chpt 2

Definitions:

(1) (obituary)
a published notice of someone's death -- usually printed in a newspaper with a short biography

The section of the newspaper that reports deaths is called the "Obituaries".
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)