I am answering my own question: You can merge the Annotation down into the parent page very simply by performing a FILE | SAVE AS and on the upper right-side of the page, select Flattened PDF from the drop-down box. Then click the Browse button to choose where you want to save it. It was a chore finding this information, but after perusing through each section of the Help files, I finally tracked it down. Thanks to anyone who read and considered this post.
Ed in Columbus, Ohio, July 28, 2017