BATON ROUGE — A. Edward Hardin Sr., a retired attorney, native of Vicksburg and a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2011.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Marybelle Grimes Hardin; sons, Edward Jr. and wife Nancy Ferrell of Baton Rouge, Sean and wife Maureen Shipley of St. Louis, Mo., and Harry and wife Emily Stevens of Old Metairie, La.; six grandchildren, Brendan, Patrick, Sarah, Seamus, Kiernan and Maura; two brothers and a sister, Harry F. Hardin and wife Linda of Alexandria, Va., Ann Hardin Jackson and husband Tommy of Jackson and the Very Rev. John S. Hardin O.F.M. of Oakland, Calif.; a brother-in-law, John P. Grimes Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Sproule Hardin and Francis Fisher Hardin; and his in-laws, John Patrick Grimes and Susan Proby Grimes. He was a graduate of St. Aloysius High School, Vicksburg; Loyola University, New Orleans; LSU; and the LSU Law Center. He was inducted into the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 2025 Stuart Ave., Baton Rouge. Visitation is at St. Aloysius from 5 to 8 tonight, Sept. 16, and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Society of St. Vincent DePaul of Baton Rouge or Manresa House of Retreats in Convent, La.

The funeral is under the direction of Rabenhorst Funeral Homes, 825 Government St., Baton Rouge.