Found a link that does allow you to delete...after 14 days:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account
How to “delete” Facebook in one easy step:
Change your preferred language to Chinese.
Worked for me.
Thank you for that link, plan to use it.
Tired of messages that someone with a female name I don’t recognize wants to be my “friend”.
I was adventuresome throughout my 20’s, now people I trust who want to hook me up with a winner have my email address.
for me to find later as desired. facebook account deletion link.