Ruth Townley Lawson, 85, of Long Branch, died Saturday, May 16, at Sunrise Assisted Living, Wall Township. She was a communicant of St. James' Episcopal Church, Long Branch. Mrs. Lawson was born in Long Branch and lived there all her life. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Kenneth K. Lawson; and a son, Robert K. Lawson. Surviving are two sons, Richard T. Lawson, Eatontown, and Keith C. Lawson, Ocean Township; a daughter, Kimberly R. Gibson, Charleston, S.C.; and her grand and great grandchildren. The Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 7 until 8:30 P.M. at the Woolley Funeral Home, 10 Morrell St. at Broadway, Long Branch. The Requiem Mass will be 10 A.M. Wednesday from St. James' Episcopal Church, 300 Broadway, Long Branch. The interment will follow in Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport. You may light a candle of remembrance on the opposite page.