Alva Review-Courier -

Toni Rae Burns galloped into Alva, Oklahoma, on December 24, 1946, and joined her parents, Ray and Mary (Nelson) Burns. She attended school in Alva, and graduated from Alva High School in 1964, and Northwestern Oklahoma State College in 1968 with a degree in education.

On June 4, 1967, she married Bruce Alan Geis. He joined the Air Force, and they began their life together. They loved the military lifestyle, traveling the world, and making friends who became family The military took them to Minot, North Dakota; Montgomery, Alabama, where daughter Courtney was born; Crete, Greece; and Stone Mou...