Taken from her obituary-Mrs. P. A. Martin, a resident of Minonk for many years, died in her home in this city on last Saturday morning at about 6 o'clock after having suffered for 10 days with pneumonia. She would have revered from the attack but for a weakness of the heart, which caused her demise. Funeral services were held at the late home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 and the basement of the new Presbyterian Church at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. M. Tidball officiating. Burial took place at the Minonk cemetery. The funeral was largely attended and the members of the W. C. T. U. were present in a body, also acted as flowerbearers. The pallbearers were W. O. Pope, J. A. Simpson Sr, W. H. Tucker, Charles Knoop, S. E. Hilsabeck and H. B. Neils.
Eleanor V. Bane was born near Wheeling, W. Virginia, on Jan 17, 1846. She came to Woodford County over 50 years ago and resided near Eureka, moving to near Dana in 1865. Later, she moved with her family to Minonk, where she lived for thirty two years.
On January 6, 1870, she was united in marriage with Presley A. Martin and to him who now sadly mourns her loss, she was a loving and faithful wife. To this union six children were born: Mary Alene (O. M. Davidson), Laura Belle (S. N. Kipp), Emma Geneva (O. A. Tucker), Harry Stanley, and two sons deceased, John Franklin, and Melvin Clinton, one of whom died in infancy and the other in young manhood. In the early years, Mrs. Martin united with the Christian church and retained her connection with that faith. Her activity was pronounced in everything that was good. In the Aid society of the Presbyterian church of Minonk she was a faithful worker, but in the Women's Christian Temperance Union her zeal for righteousness was most emphatic and her place will be missed among the loyal army of white ribboners. A host of friends in Minonk and elsewhere mourn today for her.

Use this link to find her grave in the Minonk Township Cemetery