Raymond Randall Whitely

1934 - 2005  (70 years)

• Name	Raymond Randall Whitely  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	26 Mar 1934	Floyd County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	9 Apr 1958	North Korea   [1, 3, 5, 7]
  	US Navy - Korea: USS Aggressive (MSO-422)
  Death	23 Mar 2005	Hemet, Riverside, California, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Washington Cemetery, Washington, McClain, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I24125	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Kay Elise McElhaney,   b. 15 Mar 1938, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA bur. IOOF Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
  Marriage	11 Dec 1953	Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F9985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Janette Brockman
  Marriage	1960	Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
  Family ID	F9986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Camilla 'Raye' Smith
  Marriage	22 Dec 1962	Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
  Family ID	F9987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Mar 1934 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 11 Dec 1953 - Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 1960 - Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 22 Dec 1962 - Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, USA Death - 23 Mar 2005 - Hemet, Riverside, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  WHITLEY-Raymond USN Raymond Randall Whitely, US Navy

  
  

  Places

  Ship-USS Aggressive (MSO-422) US Navy Minesweeper Aggressive (MSO-422) - USS Aggressive (MSO-422) (originally designated AM-422) was an Agile-class minesweeper. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named Aggressive. This was later regarded as a mistake by President John F. Kennedy who stated that the ships should only be employed for "Peace keeping". She…

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;). [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: 1955. [S8046] Find a Grave: WHITELY Raymond R 1934-2005, Raymond Randall Whitely (Veteran). BIRTH: 26 Mar 1934 Floyd County, Kentucky DEATH: 23 Mar 2005 (aged 70) BURIAL: Washington Cemetery, Washington, McClain County, Oklahoma MEMORIAL ID: 38378527 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38378527/raymond-randall-whitely [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Raymond Whitely. [S358] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;). [S5474] Fold3: Raymond R Whitley, USN, Raymond Randall Whitely, USS Agressive (MSO-422) USN, Korean War. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 – Fold3 https://www.fold3.com/page/527950793_raymond_whitely%20%20(1934)/details/?xid=1945 [S5468] Find a Grave: McELHANEY Kay Moore 1938-, Kay Elise McElhaney Whitely Steenerson Franklin Moore. BIRTH: 15 Mar 1938 Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma DEATH: BURIAL: IOOF Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma PLOT: sec 5d, lot 1 MEMORIAL ID: 35446011 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35446011/kay_elise_steenerson_franklin_moore