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Lou Brock, Baseball Hall of Famer Known for Stealing Bases, Dies at 81

The son of sharecroppers, Brock attended a one-room schoolhouse, but was inspired by possibilities beyond the poverty and segregation of the rural South.

Carol Brock, Who Pushed at a ‘Pyrex Ceiling,’ Dies at 96

A veteran food writer, she founded Les Dames d’Escoffier, a society for women in the male-dominated culinary world.

Mona Lee Brock, Farmers’ ‘Angel’ on the Line, Dies at 87

She cautioned suicidal farmers to think what it would be like for their children “if they sat down at the supper table and there would be an empty chair.”

Stan Brock, 82, Intrepid Provider of Health Care in Remote Areas, Dies

A British-born former cowboy in South America and a “Wild Kingdom” TV star, he went on to deploy mobile clinics to treat the underserved and uninsured.

Notable Deaths 2017: Macon Brock Jr.

Lucie Brock-Broido, Inventive Poet, Is Dead at 61

Ms. Brock-Broido called her work “feral” and said she wrote poetry “because I felt I couldn’t live properly in the real world.”

Macon Brock Jr., Co-Founder of Dollar Tree, Dies at 75

Years in the toy business gave Mr. Brock the merchandising skills that sent him around the world looking for products for his discount stores.

Brock Yates, Writer and Rebel Who Created the Cannonball Run, Dies at 82

Mr. Yates wrote more than a dozen books about cars and motor sports, and during the 1970s, began a cross-country race that inspired a movie starring Burt Reynolds.

Brock Peters of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Is Dead at 78

Brock Peters, the versatile film and stage actor, singer and producer who first rose to prominence in the 1960's and 70's with his powerful singing voice and poignant screen portrayals of angry, belligerent black men, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 78. The cause was complications of pancreatic cancer, his companion, Marilyn Darby, told The Associated Press.

Brock Peters, a Formidable Presence on Stage and Screen, Dies at 78

Brock Peters was the versatile film and stage actor, singer and producer who rose to prominence in the 1960's and 70's with his powerful singing voice and poignant screen portrayals of angry, belligerent black men.