Royce Mandrell Burruss Jr. was born on November 4, 1999 in Toledo, Ohio to Ms. Dallas Holston-Claytor and Mr. Royce Burruss Sr. He attended Jesup W. Scott High School as well as Rogers High School. He gained his wings and went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2020.

Royce enjoyed listening to music and hanging out with his close friends and family. He had a very gentle and kind soul. He was truly a "Mama's Boy". His presence would brighten up any room he was in. His loving and playful manner was guaranteed to give you a good laugh whenever he was around. Royce loved to dress; even as a young boy he stayed fly and stylish. You couldn't tell him that he didn't have drip for days.

Royce is preceded in death by his grandmother, Constance R. Burruss.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Dallas; father Royce Sr.; brothers, Little Royce, Bryce and Steveon; sisters, Ra'Niya and Ra'Kiyah; grandmother, Kathy Jackson; grandfathers, Darrell Holston, Theodore Parker and William Griffin Jr.; special friends, Atlantis Brock, a host , and friends that loved him dearly