By the autumn of 1945, military veterans were returning home from overseas service in World War II.  Many of the veterans who had returned to Jasper urged the VFW Department of Alabama to assist in the organization of a Post in Jasper.  Department of Alabama Commander Joe Denaburg heeded these calls and assigned two World War II veterans, Raymond J. Isley and L.M. Martin, to organize a VFW Post in Jasper.  On October 25, 1945, a meeting was held for overseas veterans of both World Wars at the USO Center on Third Avenue with goal of organizing a new Post.  The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States issued  the charter for Marvin Lee Ferguson Post 4850 on October 28, 1945.  Charter members of Post 4850 were:

Marcus M. Ashby

Clyde Baird

Vert H. Banks

Robert A. Benton

John Bigham

Ralph L. Blackwell

William H. Britton

Eddis L. Bobo

John H. Burgett, Jr.

Charles H. Burton

Guy O. Carmichael

Ecford Junior Capps

John H. Childers

Richard L. Childers

Joseph A. Clark

Bill Cunningham

Robert E. Cunningham, Jr.

Maxwell W. Drummond

James L. Frederich

Roy T. Gardner

Otis L. Golden

Glenn W. Grace

Melvin M. Gunter

Elza L. Gurganus

Lester F. Guthrie

Glenn M. Harris

James C. Henson

Buster G. Hill

Charles W. Hitt

Jimmie A. Hitt

John W. Hutto

Dave Inman

Garfield Ivey

Hollis Ivey

James E. McCoy

Almus F. McDaniel, Jr.

Thomas L. McLeroy

Leo M. Merrett

Raymond Miller

Charles E. Millwood

James R. Morrison

Sam Morrison

John H. Myers

Thomas R. Myers

Walter E. Nicholson

John A. Robinson

Leon Rye

W.D. Sanders

Arthur Sanford, Jr.

Jack D. Shipman

Alvin L. Sproul

Avander H. Thomas

Claude O. Trice

Ivan R. Wade

Barnard B. Warren, Jr.

Huel B. Watson

Emmett O. Westbrook

William C. Wheeler

Marshall S. Wilder

Bruce Williams

Clinton S. Woodley

 

World War I veteran Sam Morrison was elected Commander and B.B. Warren, Jr. was named Adjutant and Quartermaster.