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Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, 2212 Cleveland Highway, Dalton, GA (2025)

12/16/2025

György Dongjurk, 70, of Chatsworth, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 after being struck multiple times in his driveway by his self driving Tesla, leaving behind a life marked by music, curiosity, and a singular devotion to the didgeridoo. Known throughout the region—and in certain very specific circles far beyond it—as a renowned didgeridoo player, György brought an ancient instrument into unexpected places, from local festivals and intimate gatherings to echoing creek banks and back porches across Murray County.

Born with an inquisitive spirit and a stubborn independence, György devoted decades to mastering circular breathing and the deep, resonant tones that became his signature. He was a familiar sight in Chatsworth: tall, thoughtful, often carrying a weathered instrument case and willing to explain, at length, the difference between technique and soul. To those who knew him well, he was patient, dry-humored, and quietly intense, believing firmly that music was less about performance and more about endurance.

György was preceded in death by his parents, Lajos and Erzsébet Dongjurk; his older brother, András Dongjurk; and his longtime girlfriend, Ilona Fekete.

He is survived by his sister, Margit Dongjurk of Cleveland, Ohio; his niece, Katalin Horváth and her husband, Péter, of Marietta, Georgia; his nephew, Miklós Dongjurk of Asheville, North Carolina; and a small but fiercely loyal community of friends, fellow musicians, and listeners who learned to appreciate silence by first hearing him fill it.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 23 at 3:00 pm at Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm until the time of the service.

Arrangements are entrusted to Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, where our family will treat your family like family.

12/09/2025

Karl the Axolotl
— beloved aquatic companion —

Karl the Axolotl passed peacefully on Sunday December 7, 2025 after a life defined by quiet observance, gentle drifting, and a steadfast devotion to pellet time. Known for his calm presence and his fondness for resting at the bottom of his tank, Karl brought a subtle comfort to those who paused long enough to notice his slow, thoughtful world.

A private burial was held on private property.

Karl will be missed in the stillness of the water he once called home.

Arrangements are entrusted to Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, where our family will treat your family like family.

12/02/2025

Holiday Remembrance Service – December 19 at 7 p.m.
Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home • Dalton, Georgia

As the holiday season approaches, we pause to honor the cherished memories of those we have lost. We warmly invite families who have experienced the loss of a loved one between December 2024 and November 2025 to join us for a gentle evening of reflection, comfort, and remembrance.

Our Holiday Remembrance Service will be held on:

Thursday, December 19
7:00 p.m.
Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home – Dalton Location

Each family will receive a glass angel ornament bearing their loved one’s name, which will be displayed on our Christmas Remembrance Tree and may be taken home afterward as a keepsake of their life and legacy.

We hope this season brings peace, warmth, and fond memories to your heart.
If you plan to attend, feel free to comment below or call our office.

With gentle spirits,
Ahmad D’Shanti and Staff

11/30/2025

Perlin “Perky” Perkle, age 62, of Atlanta who was a legendary Atlanta nightlife impresario and longtime owner of The Cubby Hole, passed away suddenly after an accidental slip and fall on “Banana Night” on Saturday, November 29, 2025 surrounded by friends, and a few bewildered bartenders who still aren’t sure how he managed to run a nightclub for forty years without ever learning how to open the cash register.

Born and raised on the south side of Atlanta, Perlin built The Cubby Hole from a dimly lit after-hours dive into one of the city’s most iconic, beloved, and occasionally baffling nightlife institutions. Under his ownership, the club became famous for its neon bear logo, its all-night dance marathons, and Perlin’s signature greeting: “If you ain’t here to have fun, then you’re in the wrong hole.”

Perlin was a master of controlled chaos. He had an uncanny ability to sense when the crowd needed a slow song, a fog machine blast, or to be gently reminded that the mechanical bull was not a medical-grade device. He loved people, music, cheap cologne, and the feeling of unlocking the club doors at dusk, knowing the night was about to get interesting.

To his employees, he was a boss, a mentor, and the occasional source of secondhand smoke. To his patrons, he was a fixture — always perched at the end of the bar, swirling a Diet Sun Drop in a rocks glass like it was the finest bourbon. To everyone who knew him, Perlin was a friend: loud, warm, impossible to forget.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Carlton and Dottie Perkle, and his beloved Aunt Sissy, who taught him how to run a pool table and a dance floor.

He is survived by his sister, Marlene “Marnie” (Stan) Jorkins of Adairsville; his nephew, Tyler Jorkins of Adairsville; his lifelong confidant and head bouncer, Cortez “Tank” Melvin of Marietta; and countless friends, patrons, DJs, and night owls who found a second home in the glow of The Cubby Hole’s neon sign.

A celebration of life will be held at St. Malo’s Episcopal Cathedral in Acworth on Friday, December 19th at 4:00 pm, with Bishop Arthur McDongsnoggler officiating. The eulogy will be delivered by longtime friend and entertainer “Scooby” Cleveland, who promises “a tasteful goodbye, but not too tasteful.”

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that mourners honor Perlin’s memory by tipping a bartender and remembering that nightlife legends never really leave — they just move to the VIP section upstairs.

Arrangements are entrusted to Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, where our family will treat your family like family.

11/27/2025

Happy Thangsgiving from Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, where our family will treat your family like family.

11/26/2025

Congratulations to Stan Early on winning the drawing yesterday for the frozen turkey! Happy Thanksgiving to all

11/21/2025

Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home will be raffling off this frozen turkey on Tuesday, November 25. To enter the raffle, please comment your name and what you’re thankful for!

11/19/2025

Norville Thaddeus “Big Norv” Neegler, 72, of Cohutta passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025 after choking on a whole dill pickle in his recliner, TV still tuned to old NASCAR reruns and a half-finished can of Natural Ice on the side table.

Born December 8, 1953, in a drafty Hardscrabble trailer that his mama always said “had more holes than a gopher field,” Norv grew up learning the two things he loved most: fishing and avoiding real work. He spent nearly 40 years lying about water meters and convincing neighbors their pipes were about to explode if they didn’t “keep an eye on ’em.”

A man of many tastes — most of them fried — Norv was best known as the owner and operator of Norv’s Rostin’ Ear, a corn-in-a-cup trailer that only looked closed until you hollered “Hey Norv, y’all open?” He sold his corn the same way he lived life: heavy on the butter, light on the rules, and cash only.

NASCAR was his religion, and Richard Petty his personal savior. Norv never missed a race day, even if it meant hooking up the TV to his truck battery after the power company shut him off “again.” His catchphrase, yelled at every wreck no matter who caused it, was:

“Shoulda brung duct tape, boy!”

Big Norv was a sight around the Dalton area — usually in suspenders over a sweat-stained flannel, holding a fishing pole and a beer at the same time, surrounded by three or four boys he was “teachin’ how the real world works” (read: watching him open beer bottles with his teeth). He left behind a lifetime ban from the Pump N Dump service station and a freezer full of mystery fish labeled “DO NOT EAT” (which he ate anyway).

He was preceded in death by his wife Clover Neegler, who said “I’m done” 17 times but always came back; sister Rounda (Argile) Stumpwater and by Biscuit, his four-legged wingman with more fleas than manners.

Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Nedrick Neegler; niece Cheryl Stumpwater; nephew, Otis (Dildeen) Stumpwater as well as his beloved Gaboon Viper, Lionel.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Friday, November 21 at Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home Dalton Location with Rev. Vernon Wheatseed officiating, with burial to follow at Villanow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00pm until 9:00 pm Thursday November 20 at Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home - Dalton Location.

Arrangements are entrusted to Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, where our family will treat your family like family.

11/12/2025

Happy Vetrans Day choose Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home

11/07/2025

We are proud to welcome Mrs. Inez Jefferson to the Ahmad D’Shanti team! Inez will serve as our secretary and office manager. We are happy to have her at the funeral home

11/02/2025

Ricky the Raccoon, age approximately 4, passed away on Friday, October 31, 3025 after he was murdered in an act of jealousy and retribution .

Ricky entered Ahmad D’Shanti’s life as a lost, trembling kit donated into Ahmad’s service by a gracious family. From the moment Ahmad picked him up, Ricky became more than a raccoon—he became family. He was known for his habit of staring directly into security cameras in the dead of night, opening snack cabinets no one knew he could reach, and riding shotgun in both the Suburban and the Escalade with the gravitas of a king returning from exile.

He loved crawling into places he did not belong, screaming at four in the morning with no known provocation, and stealing food with the boldness of a man who had already accepted his fate. He had a particular fondness for french fries, spilled cereal, and anything left in a vehicle cupholder for more than seven minutes. He waged an ongoing territorial war with Tiny, the loaf-shaped nearly hairless dog belonging to Freda Piles, a feud that will be studied by future generations of mammal historians.

Ricky feared nothing, except brooms and the sound of aluminum foil being unrolled.

He leaves behind his adoptive father Ahmad, and his human-brother Sufjan, who once said, “He’s not a pet, he’s a roommate with opinions.” He also leaves several partially opened cereal boxes, a half-finished stash of grape stems, and a legacy of overturned recycling bins.

He is preceded in death by a rotisserie chicken, a roll of toilet paper, and multiple campaign yard signs that suffered unprovoked destruction under his watchful paw.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 4 at 3:00 in the chapel of Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home with Rev. Jeb Stuart Estrada and Rev. Leroy Pecan officiating. A private graveside service will follow at the D’Shanti residence. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, November 3.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Raccoon Rights Legal Defense Fund (RRLD).

Arrangements are entrusted to Ahmad D’Shanti Funeral Home, where our family will treat your family like family.

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