Barbara Brock

Barbara Land Brock, a resident of Georgetown SC, died Nov 3, 2015.

She was the daughter of the late Claude T. and Ruby Britt Land of Rocky Mount, NC where she was born.
Barbara Brock was an artist and the founding CEO of two Arts Councils in both Shelby, NC and Georgetown, SC. She was also an actress and model who appeared in local theatre, television, radio and print media venues.
She was educated in the Rocky Mount public schools, UNC- Greensboro, NC and was a cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University.
She met her husband at Wake Forest and they were married in 1955 and later moved to Shelby, NC. Upon the birth of their first of three sons, she became a stay-at-home mother.
With the help of many members of the community, she founded the area’s first Arts Council and served as the founding executive director for a number of years before retiring with her husband near Georgetown, SC.
In Georgetown, she served as founding executive director for the Georgetown County Cultural Arts organization. She also founded and volunteered for many years as the teacher of the Brushstrokes painting group at First Baptist Church Georgetown, SC.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Brock. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law: John Jr. and Pam of Salt Lake City UT, David and Annette of Green Mountain, NC and Stephen and Robin of Los Angeles, CA. She is survived by four grandchildren. Burial will be in Shelby, NC.
Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Georgetown SC, 11:00 AM Thursday, Nov 5 with Dr. Ted Sherrill and Dr. Bob Teems officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetary, Shelby, NC 11:00 AM, Nov 7.
In lieu of flowers, contributions will be appreciated for the Barbara and John Brock Scholarship Fund, Gardner-Webb University, Gardner-Webb University, PO Box 997, Boiling Springs NC or to Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown SC.