JOSHUA -- Laurence Glen Elson III, 49, a pilot, died Friday, June 23, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Greenacres Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Donations may be made to the charity of choice. Laurence was born Oct. 10, 1956, in Fort Worth to Laurence Jr. and Patsy Jean Lewis Elson. Laurence was an avid motorcycle rider and was loved by many. Survivors: Wife, Teresa Elson of Joshua; daughters, Lauren and Rachael Elson of Joshua, Stephanie Hammons and husband, Ben of Joshua; grandchildren, Silas, Madelyn and Gabriel, all of Joshua; mother and stepfather, Patsy and Lee Morris of Aledo; brother, Terry Elson of Aledo; niece, Samantha Elson of Weatherford; numerous nieces, nephews and friends; special family friends, Misty Neal, Kim and Randy Wright, Ronnie and Marilyn Clark, Mariah Rager and Grace Walker.