Royce Charles Johnson of Mason, Texas, was born on June 25, 1935, to the parentage of the late Ralph and Ruby Johnson in Mason, Texas. He answered the Lord's call to come home and passed with peace and grace on June 8, 2020, at the age of 84. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Ruby Johnson, twin brother Floyd Johnson, and daughter Linda Stone. As a young boy, he was busy and rambunctious, as he often recounted in his stories of adventure and exploration.