William Christopher Rice, Mag-Weis, 37, of Lawrence, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at his home.

He was born March 5, 1988 in Lawrence, the son of Christopher Rice and Yvette Lewis.

Will was a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Native American Church.

He married Miranda Danielson on July 4, 2013 in Topeka.  She survives.

Will was preceded in death by his grandfather, Orville Rice, Jr., his father-in-law, Steve Jon Danielson, his aunt, Sylvia Johnson, and two uncles, Brad Rice and Kevin Rice.

Other survivors include his father, Christopher Rice, Nedrow, NY, his mother, Yvette Lewis, Topeka, his step-mother, Kristina Isaac, Nedrow, NY, his grandmother, Betty Jean Mahkuk Rice, Rossville, his mother-in-law, Debra Danielson, Lawrence, two sons, William Christopher Rice, Jr. and Leo Orville Rice, two daughters, Mariah Kathryn Rice and Shayla Calliope Rice, three brothers, Kyle Rice and Bug Rice, both of Nedrow, NY, and Angel Ortega (Lydia), Topeka, three sisters, Tera Valdivia (Michael), Colorado Springs, CO, and Julia Phillips (K.J.) and Shela Ortega, all of Topeka, and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

A supper, followed by Native American Church services will be on Tuesday evening, July 29th at the Native American Church, west of Mayetta. Burial will be Wednesday morning in the Mahkuk Cemetery.