Mary Delacerda

MARY DELACERDA

Mary Ellen Bridgers Delacerda, 66, of Silsbee, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024. She was born on March 19, 1957, in Beaumont, to Jean Rost Bridgers and Bob Bridgers, Jr.

Mary was a longtime resident of Silsbee where she worked as a loan officer at Silsbee State Bank. Mary enjoyed her early years watching her children grow and supporting them in all their various sports activities and was always their biggest fan. Later, Mary enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and taking various trips with her family. Since retirement, Mary has spent the last fifteen years traveling the country and taking countless adventures with her best friend and husband, David. Mary lived a full life and leaves behind countless friends and loved ones.

Survivors include her husband of forty-eight years, David Delacerda; children, John Delacerda and Christy, of Beaumont; Sara Delacerda Herrington and her husband, Jason, of Buna; and Scott Delacerda and his wife, Blair, of Silsbee; grandsons, Alex Freeman, Dylan Herrington, Corbin Delacerda, and Jackson Herrington; siblings, Robert Bridgers and his wife, Cathy, of Beaufort, South Carolina; Barbara Brookner and her husband, Steven, of Beaumont; Cecile Franklin and her husband, Randell, of Cypress; Ruthie Bridgers of Glendale, Colorado; and James Bridgers and his wife, Jeanne, of Boston Massachusetts; numerous nieces and nephews; and a stuffed dog named Floyd.

She is preceded in death by her parents and niece, Audie Nicole McDonald.

A gathering of Mary’s family and friends will begin at 4:00 p.m., with her memorial service at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

Her remains will be interred at the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent in her name to Shiners Children’s Texas Hospital, Office of Philanthropy, Suite 523, 815 Market Street, Galveston, Texas 77550 or St. Jude Children’s, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.