How do "friends" see that I've closed my Facebook page?

[Fourth Line]

I don't want to be rude, but I think my time with facebook has come and gone.

[jollylake463]

That depends on a couple things. If you sent a lot of stuff to them in the way of application requests that they have accepted your name will be replaced with Facebook user. If they have a lot of friends, it may take awhile for them to notice you are gone.

[largearithmetic525]

it happens to me all the time. it seems every time i sign in i have one less friend. but then sometimes i think i have one more.

i noticed one guy in particular who keeps deleting his account then coming back, and when he does that his friend list is intact still i guess, cuz i never get a new friend request when he shows up again

[Nicki]

You'll disappear from their friends. And if you send anything to them, your name'll vanish from there.