Brian

Ferry

Brian Matthew Ferry passed away after a brief battle with cancer in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 8, 2026 in Pensacola, Florida. He was born into a Navy family on 18 June 1980 at NAS Millington, Tennessee. His parents were Senior Chief Charles Ferry, USN Retired, of Benson, Minnesota and Georgiana (Pinky) Clifton of Wessington Springs, South Dakota.

His early life was marked by several moves as his father continued his Navy career: first to NAS Jacksonville in 1980, back to NAS Millington in 1983, and then to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan in 1986. His father was transferred one more time to NAS Atsugi Japan in 1993. Brian and his mother followed shortly after moving to Yokohama, Japan. After graduating from Nile C. Kinnick High School in Yokosuka, Japan, he attended The Catholic University of America where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and then a Masters of Social Work from Howard University, both in Washington, DC.

Brian was a caring and empathetic young man. He was called to a life of service as a Social Worker in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland areas where he spent nearly 20 years helping others. One of the highlights of his career was working with the professionals at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Brian moved to Pensacola after a brief illness eventually helping his father through his battle with cancer.

Brian was preceded in death by his mother Georgiana in 2007 and his father Charles in 2024. He is survived by his brother David of Arlington, Virginia, his step-mother Aurora of Pensacola, his faithful dog Otto, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins around the country. 

There will be a viewing for friends and family at Faith Chapel in Pensacola and he will be laid to rest near his parents at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron, South Dakota.