John R. Hoxie died on November 22, 1896 at his home on S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. He was 65 years old. His nephew, Richard Mortimer "Mort" Hoxie took over the Texas hog ranch and meatpacking business in Fort Worth. Mort's granddaughter, Patricia Kirchner (nee Bower), the owner of the Poki Roni Ranch in El Paso, TX, was murdered in 2008 by her son, Travis Kirchner, who subsequently died in custody by suicide.
