Demetra Shawanda Baker

August 21, 1965 - February 11, 2021

To view the service for Demetra Shawanda Baker's live stream please use the link below: www.facebook.com/ZandersFuneralLIVE Demetra Shawanda Baker was born August 21, 1965 in Tallahassee, Florida to parents, Roy James Beard and Rosa Lee Ford. Later in life, her mother Rosa Lee Ford married Cicero Carr, II who raised Demetra from a toddler and later changed her last name from Ford to Carr. As a little girl, she moved from Tallahassee, Florida to Bartow, Florida and graduated with the Bartow High School class of 1983. Demetra was known for her melodious voice. She sang all over Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina and was known to many as “Dee” and later known as “Songbird”. Demetra was also very creative with her hands. She would often spend time doing arts and crafts and buying for her grandchildren. Demetra gave her life to the Lord at an early age. As a teenager she married the love of her life, King S. Baker, Sr. on December 15, 1984. Demetra was preceded in death by her mother, Rosa Lee Carr; Father, Roy James Beard; Sisters-in law: Joyce Baker and Lillie Mae Baker. On Thursday, February 11, 2021 she left to cherish her Husband, Reverend King Solomon Baker, Sr. of Kissimmee, Florida; Daughters: Na’ Kinsja Baker of Kissimmee, Florida, Na’ Kelaiah Baker of Kissimmee, Florida; Sons: King S. Baker, Jr. (Shanice) and Keelean Baker, both of Kissimmee, Florida; Adopted Son, Joshua Smith; Stepfather, Cicero Carr, II; Brother, Cicero Carr, III; Sister: Roblyn Carr of Winter Haven, Florida; a very dedicated Sister/Friend: Donna Bullock of Kissimmee, Florida; Brothers and Sisters-in-law: Ruth Baker of Kissimmee, Florida, Reverend Remer Baker, Jr. (Barbara) of Kissimmee, Florida, Charles Baker of Kissimmee, Florida, Theodore Baker of Kissimmee, Florida, Naomi Baker of Kissimmee, Florida and Everette Baker of Kissimmee, Florida; Special Friends: Jovona Bullock and Ruben Jimenez; 17 Grandchildren, and a host of Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Friends.