River Street Sweets, Savannah’s Candy Kitchen Owner Passes Away at 78

Monday, May 9th, 2022

The owner of River Street Sweets and Savannah’s Candy Kitchen passed away Sunday. Stan Strickland was 78 years old.

According to Fox & Weeks Funeral home, Strickland passed away at his home surrounded by family.

He was born in Woodbine, Georgia and grew up in his family grocery business where he developed a passion for opening his own business, his obituary reads. Strickland is survived by wife, Tonya; children, Rhett (Kristen); Tim (Lindsey) and Jennifer (Jen). Grandchildren, Joelle, Willie, Louis and Olivia; sister, Jean Sedgwick, brother and sister-in-law, Debbie and Darren Hollingsworth. See more here