October 23, 2003 Kansas City Star Independence, Missouri Helen Frances Fitzwater, 70, Independence, MO, passed away October 21, 2003, at home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Northeast Baptist Church, 9412 E. Independence Ave., Independence, MO.; burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church. (Arrangements: Mt. Washington Forever Funeral Home. 816-252-4141)