Mr. Samuel Smith Jr. acquired Dennis Funeral Home in East Chicago, Indiana, on August 31, 1984. After a conversation with Re...verend Dr. J.C. Wade Jr. and a dear friend, Edye Hughes, he decided to change the name to Divinity Funeral Home in the year 1987. SAMUEL SMITH JR. Samuel Smith Jr. was born on June 2, 1957 in Gary, Indiana, to the late Samuel Sr. and Griselda Smith. During his...