Claim: Life Savers candy was so named because its inventor's daughter died from choking on a non-holed mint. My 15 year old son tells me that the person who invented lifesaver candy did so after ...

A few moments later, a Lifesaver flew out of Connor’s throat. Prather, 9, had saved a life. The two were visiting a rodeo in McNairy County, Tennessee, when the cousin began choking.