Carolyn Long Selfe

Carolyn Long Selfe, age 85, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Monday, November 9, 2026, at NHC HealthCare Bristol.  She was born August 17, 1941, to the late Burney Clyde Long ad Bessie Buenia Castle Long in the Long Branch Community of Dickenson County, Va.  She retired from the Social Security Administration after 40 years of service and was a member of East Bristol Church of Christ.  

In addition to her parents, Carolyn was also preceded in death by three brothers, Clyde Long, Wayne Long, and Louis Long; sister, Mary Kay Long, who passed in infancy; and two nephews, Randy Long and Greg Long, 

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Gary Selfe, of Bristol, Va.; son, Michael Kent Selfe and wife, Kelly; and a granddaughter, Amber Selfe, all of Hopkinsville, Ky.; one nephew, Johnny Long and wife, Lisa, of Glade Spring, Va.; four nieces, Deneen Hooge and husband, Steve, of Purlear, N.C.; Sonia VanHoose, of Abingdon, Va.; and Missi Lewis, of Hinckley, Ill.; and Becki Price, of Lenoir City, Tenn.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, November 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Hill Memorial Park with Johnny Wayne Long officiating.