Darren Roberts

Mr. Darren Kelly Roberts, affectionately known as "Hot-Rod", age 62, passed away on Thursday evening, August 20, 2026 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 29, from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., with Rev Richard "Damon" Roberts officiating and Alecia Cobb-Grant providing musical accompaniment.  Burial will be private in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Friday evening, August 28, between the hours of 5:00 & 8:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St.

A native of Americus, he was born July 2, 1964, a son of the late Jerry Eugene Roberts and the late Virginia Lee Harris Roberts.

Darren was an entrepreneur scrap and commodity processor, owning and operating Ellaville Recycling.  He was of the Christian faith.  He enjoyed working on small engines, and loved fishing, hunting, and looking for and collecting arrowheads.

He is survived by his daughter Danielle Roberts (Robert Jenkins); son Nicholas Roberts (Shelbi); grandson Dalton Kelly Roberts; brother Marty Roberts (Wanda); bonus son Kyler Duprey; the mother of his children, Rosemary Duprey; nieces: Roxxane Summerlin (Jacob), Dora Jimenez, and Jessica Guerrero; nephews: Dudley Guerrero (Crystal), Roy Guerrero (April), Aaron Williams (Audrey), and Brandon Williams (Elizabeth); brothers-in-law: Rene Guerrero (Leslie) and Jay Guerrero (Teresa); and his children's maternal grandmother Edelmira Guerrero.

To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com

Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mr. Darren Kelly Roberts.