Possible Clues:

• Of late this might follow 23 down with you in a tray
• It's one in writing, of late
• Brief tribute written to someone who has died
• Article commenting on end of note?
• Statistician has lost the bill, old boy! I first give notice of being late
• Death sentences?
• Death notice with biographical account
• Brief newspaper account of dead person's life
• Notice when one's gone
• Notice this of late