Mancel Estes Hardin, 82, a native of Guin, Ala. and longtime resident of Mobile passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 at a local hospital. He retired from Alabama Power Co. after 39 years of employment. He was a member of Ala. Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors. He was preceded in death by his five older siblings and his son and daughter. He is survived by his wife, Colleen Snypes Hardin; grandson, Russell Allen Hardin of Mobile; granddaughter, Courtney Lynn Hardin of Jacksonville, FL. and Addie Lawson, the mother of his grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Freeman Funeral Home in Citronelle at 11 AM Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Graveside Service and interment will be at Pine Crest Cemetery in Citronelle at 12 PM.