Javier Fernando Gomez, 56, of Tatum, Texas, passed away on Tuesday evening, February 15, 2022, at his home in Tatum. He was born on Oct. 14, 1965, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to Modesto and Ramona Medellin Gomez. Javier married Tabatha Dawn "Tammy" Holderness on July 5, 1994, in Tatum. He worked in the lawn care business and owned Gomez Lawn Service in Tatum. Javier moved to Tatum in 1993, from Piedras Negras and was of the Catholic faith.

He is survived by his wife, Tammy Gomez; parents, Modesto and Ramona Gomez; children, Rachel Hawkins and husband Ho Shawn, Javier Fernando Gomez, Jr., Angela Jones, and Jose Gomez; siblings, Juan Gomez and wife Lourdes, Jose A. Gomez and wife Juliana, Maria G. Gomez and husband Jesus, Virginia Gomez and husband Jose, Sammy Gomez and wife Patricia, Jorge Gomez, and Alberto Cruz Gomez and wife Hilda; 4 grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church in Tatum with Father Erpidio Lopez Rodriguez officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Tatum Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are Jose Arturo Gomez, Samuel Gerardo Gomez, Cruz Alberto Gomez, Modesto Arturo Gomez, Juan Manuel Gomez, Julio Gerardo Torres, Jesus Torres, and Jose Armando Gomez.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.