Morning Bulletin - 3 August 1927 Another early pioneer of this State, Mrs. M. O'Dea, died at Warwick recently after a residence of 66 years. Mrs.O'Dea, then a Miss Guilfoyle, came from County Tipperary, Ireland, where she was born in February, 1840. She set sail for Queensland in 1861, and after a voyage lasting five mouths safely reached Brisbane on June 10th. The next journey was to reach her sisters who were residents of Warwick, and a rough journey it proved. In crossing the well-known Spicers Gap the conveyance was capsized at the foot of the range, and the balance of the journey had to be made on horseback. These were only the beginning of the troubles of pioneering, and having married the late Marlin O'Dea and taken up a selection, the deceased became celebrated for her great kindness to travellers. The O'Deas reared a big family, and the old lady left no fewer than 31 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.