Delia DeLeon

October 9, 1928 - March 1, 2021

Delia R. de León, 92 – Delia R. de León, longtime resident of Mercedes, Texas, entered peacefully into eternal rest at the age of 92 on Monday, March 1, 2021 at her home in Edinburg where she lived with her daughter Beatrice. Mrs. de León was born in La Feria, Texas, on October 9, 1928 but lived in Mercedes, Texas for the majority of her life. She obtained her Texas beautician’s license in 1952 and worked in Brownsville for 7 years until returning to Mercedes in 1959 to open Delia’s Beauty Shop, a beauty salon she owned and operated for 45 years before retiring in 2004. She loved her chosen career and considered all her beauty salon clients her best friends. She is preceded in death by her husband Juventino I. de León, Jr. to whom she was married for 67 years; her daughter, Teresa de León Acevedo; a grandson, Juan Carlos Barrera; parents Severo Ruelas and Rosario González Ruelas; brothers Juan Severo Ruelas, José Roen Ruelas, and Juan Alberto Ruelas; and sisters Petra Ruelas Hamilton, Mary Helen Ruelas Olivares, and Rosa Ruelas Peña. Delia is survived by two sons, Gilbert P. de León and Francisco L. de León; three daughters, Beatrice de León Edwards, Rebecca de León Wyche, and María Cecilia de León García (Juan); thirteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. Surviving her are also two brothers, Roberto Ruelas and Guadalupe Ruelas; and a sister, Dora Ruelas Alonzo. The family would like to thank the staff of the Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health Neuro ICU and DHR Health Hospice of Edinburg for their compassionate care and home assistance.Funeral services are under the direction of Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes, Texas. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and to minimize health risks to Delia’s loved ones, final arrangements will be private. You may send messages to Delia’s family at www.rudygarzafunerals.com/obituaries/ . In lieu of flowers, you may choose to donate to your favorite charity in her honor. 14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14: 1-6 Funeral services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes Texas.