Melody Hancock Clyatt

Fort Meade- Melody Hancock Clyatt (50), of Fort Meade, FL, died Friday, June 29, 2007, at her residence in Fort Meade after a long & courageous battle with cancer. Melody was born on Dec. 30, 1956 in Bartow, FL. She was very proud of her Hancock family heritage as a sixth generation Floridian. She served as Chairman for the Polk County American Cancer Society from 1996 to 1998. She was a former member of the Bartow Quilt Group and the Bartow Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class VIII. She is preceded in death by her father, the late Tony Hancock. She is survived by her mother, Fay (Moody) Protheroe & husband, Vincent Protheroe of Eagle Lake; as well as her husband, John M. Clyatt of Fort Meade; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Royer & husband, Kyle Royer of Bartow; son, John "Morgan" Clyatt, Jr. of Fort Meade; grandsons, Dalton Andrew Royer and Travis Royer; sisters, Darla Hancock and Mary Sanders of Sarasota; brothers, Richard Hancock & wife, Francine Hancock of Dade City and Shade Hancock & wife Louise Hancock of Alturas. Arrangements are being handled by McLean Funeral Home, 306 East Broadway, Fort Meade. Visitation will be Monday, July 2nd from 5 to 8 PM at McLean Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be at the First Baptist Church of Fort Meade, 307 East Broadway, on Tuesday July 3rd at 10 AM. Interment will follow at Hancock Cemetery in Fort Meade, FL. Contributions to the Hancock Cemetery may be mailed to 801 S. Houston Ave., Ft. Meade, FL 33841. To sign the guestbook or to send your condolences to the family visit: www.mcleanfuneralhome.net