VENUS -- Joseph A. Cheshire, 66, a retired Army sergeant first class, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006, in Alvarado. ??? Funeral: 9 a.m. Monday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Lane A. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. ??? Survivors: Wife, Janet Cheshire; son, Edgar; daughters, Kimberly and Terrie; grandchildren, Jason, Amanda, Gabriel, James, Joseph and Christopher; and sisters, Bertha Bowen and Doris Brandenburg.