Rodrick D. “Rod” Nyp

Rodric D. “Rod” Nyp, Magnolia, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2020, at the HCA Houston Healthcare Center in Tomball, Texas, at the age of 72. He was born in Hays,

Kansas to Paul Nyp and Delora (Stull) Teasley on June 6, 1948. He was blessed with two daughters: Kristen and Cara.

Rod grew up in Kansas and attended high school at Palco High where he graduated with the Class of 1966. Following graduation, he attended Kansas Wesleyan University, where he studied Biology and competed for the Track team for three years before enlisting in the United States Army in 1970. He served for three years with the Big Red 1 Infantry in Germany before being honorably discharged in 1973. Rod had a successful career in the oilfield pump business. Rod later moved to Magnolia, Texas where he made his home and worked for Knighten Industries as an Application Engineer.

Rod was a member of the VFW and NRA.

Rod is survived by his mother Delora Teasley; children, Kristen Husband of Tomball and Cara Rasberry of Tomball; siblings, Roland Nyp of Stockton and Pam Eledge of Omaha, Neb.; and three grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his father, Paul Nyp.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the Pleasantview Cemetery in Palco at 11 a.m.

Memorials have been suggested to the VFW Post #8871 or VFW Post #8873 and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 North First, Stockton, KS 67669. Online condolences can be left for the family at www. plumeroverlease.com.