Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 16, 2018, in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the American Legion Auxiliary Gold Club or Eastern Iowa Honor Flight.

Annie was born on August 6, 1952, in Washington, the daughter of Russel and B. Jane Cline. She married Michael Blanchard on October 15, 2005, in Muscatine.

She had worked at Monsanto Company, retiring on April 15, 2010. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary serving at the Unit, County, District, and Department levels. She enjoyed stock car racing, baseball, bowling, softball and reading.

Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Michael Blanchard of Muscatine; two step-sons, Steve (Becca) Blanchard of Great Falls, Montana,  and Scott (Suzette) Blanchard of North Liberty, Iowa; five step-grandchildren; two sisters, Sue Sandoval of Centralia, Illinois, and Kathy Wilkerson of Wapello; two nieces, Lisa Wilkerson of Wapello, and Sara Sandoval (Tom) Riggs and family of Blue Grass; and two nephews, Jason (Missi) Sandoval and family of Davenport, and Cory (Michelle) Stephenson and family of New Braunfels, Texas.

Annie was preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents.