Deaths of note from around the world:

Michael Dokes, 54: Former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Died Saturday in Akron, Ohio, of liver cancer.

Joe Kubert, 85: Groundbreaking comic artist and educator best known for co-creating DC Comics’ iconic Sgt. Rock character. Died Sunday.

Gregory Ulas Powell, 79: One of the notorious “Onion Field” murderers whose 1963 slaying of a Los Angeles police officer shattered the image of the invincible cop and changed police practices. Died Sunday in Vacaville, Calif., of prostate cancer.

James Naughton, 73: Prank-loving White House and national correspondent for The New York Times during the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations and later a senior editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer for almost two decades. Died Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla., of prostate cancer.