"How many obits do papers keep in the can? Depends on the organization's size and resources. The New York Times claims to have 1,200 'advancers' ready, the oldest written back in 1982. The Washington Post has about 150 prepped."
Early Deadlines
by Christopher Beam
http://www.slate.com/id/2226505/
Also, an excellent piece on obituaries written by the WPost's former ombudsman:
"Another reader noticed that there are far more black faces in the paid death notices than in the news obituaries. Lamb isn't certain of the reason, but thinks it may be cultural and that some minorities are not aware that they can request a news obit, while a paid death notice is part of the service of a mortuary. Lamb is concerned that The Post doesn't get many Asian or Hispanic obituaries, either."
The Craft of Telling Life Stories
by Deborah Howell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/07/AR2006040701766.html
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