OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Commerce recently announced 28 communities were selected to receive funding to support the development of 28 new industrial sites to market. In November, Commerce announced plans to use a portion of a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for local economic development organizations (EDOs) or consortiums of EDOs for site and infrastructure evaluations. During the application period (Dec. 1, 2021, - Jan. 7, 2022), Commerce received applications from 39 communities.

Memorial services for Donald Mahaffey, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. Feb.

Memorial services for Diane (Shropshire) Mahaffey, of Hugo, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. Feb.

Funeral services for Teresa Ann Sanders, of Durant, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb.

Trula Ann Whatley-Mullins, loving and devoted mother and grandmother, passed away Feb. 2, 2022 in Durant, Okla. She was born on May 25, 1950 in Hugo, Okla., to Todd Whatley and Tish (Duckworth) Whatley.

Funeral services for Leola Ann Abbott, of Rufe, Okla., were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.

Graveside services for Roy Earl Scott, of Fort Towson, Okla., were held at 2 p.m. Feb.

Private memorial services for Susan Jane Gifford will be held at a later date, under the direction of Mt. Olive Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Ruth Evelyn Dorsey, of Hugo, Oklahoma., will be at 11 a.m. Feb.

Funeral services for Mack Henderson, of Boswell, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Feb.