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 on November 8, 1945.  Twelve days later, the Post began holding meetings at the Walker County Courthouse.

 

Post 4850 became a Golden Anniversary Life Member of the VFW National Home in 1975.

 

Post member Lucious "Sonny" Richardson, longtime Veteran Service Officer for Walker County, was instrumental in the organization and execution of Jasper's Veterans Day Parade for many years.  His extensive records of the parade, covering the years 1980 through 2000, are now held in the Heritage Room of the Jasper Public Library.  Post 4850 continues to organize the annual parade to this day.

 

VFW National Headquarters awarded Post 4850 with a Perpetual Post Charter on June 10, 1983.

 

 

 

Post 4850 Commanders

Sam Morrison 1945-1946

Sam Morrison 1946-1947

W. L. Waldrop 1947-1948

Albert M. Hughey 1948-1949

R. M. MacLaurin 1949-1950

Sam Murphy 1950-1951

Sam Murphy 1951-1952

John N. Black 1952-1953

Sidney J. Smith 1953-1954

Fred C. Bush 1954-1955

Fred C. Bush 1955-1956

James Smitherman 1956-1957

John Lee Kiker 1957-1958

Raymond L. Meeks 1958-1959

James M. Hoobler 1959-1960

John Lee Kiker 1960-1961

George P. Cooper 1961-1962

James O. Odom 1962-1963

Allen Gardner 1963-1964

Marion A. Hoobler 1964-1965

Herbert Skinner 1965-1966

Eugene Brignett 1966-1967

David Morris 1967-1968

Glenn Hoobler 1968-1969

Herbert Skinner 1969-1970

Howard M. Sudduth 1970-1971

Howard M. Sudduth 1971-1972

Charles "Chuck" Mock 1972-1973

Charles "Chuck" Mock 1973-1974

Ray Cobb 1974-1975

Charles "Chuck" Mock 1975-1976

Hollis C. "Pete" Sherer 1976-1977

Harry Roden 1977-1978

Harry Roden 1978-1979

Fred C. Bush 1979-1980

Robert Hall 1980-1981

Ed Webster 1981-1982

James Kilgore 1982-1983 (All State)

James Kilgore 1983-1984 (All State)

Lester E. Keith 1984-1985

Fred A. Hardin, Jr. 1985-1986

Hollis C. "Pete" Sherer 1986-1987

Donald E. Gilley 1987-1988

Woodrow W. Walton 1988-1989 (All State)

Donald E. Gilley 1989-1990

Woodrow W. Walton 1990-1991 (All State)

James R. Daniel 1991-1992 (All State Captain)

John R. Grimes 1992-1993 (All American)

Hollis C. "Pete" Sherer 1993-1994

William R. "Bill" Legg 1994-1995 (All State Co-Captain)

William R. "Bill" Legg 1995-1996

Allen L. Quinn 1996-1997

Allen L. Quinn 1997-1998

Allen L. Quinn 1998-1999

William R. "Bill" Legg 1999-2000

Dale T. Garner 2000-2001

Mark Aldridge 2001

Ray Tidwell 2001-2002

James E. "Ed" Riley 2002-2003

James E. "Ed" Riley 2003-2004

Lowell R. "Blackie" Houk 2004-2005

Lloyd W. Carter 2005-2006

Tony J. Gilmore 2006-2007

Tony J. Gilmore 2007-2008

James E. "Ed" Riley 2008

William R. "Bill" Legg 2008-2009

William R. "Bill" Legg 2009-2010

William R. "Bill" Legg 2010-2011

Tony J. Gilmore 2011-2012

Fredrick J. Smith 2012-2013 (All American)

Arnold D. Morris 2013-2014

Arnold D. Morris 2014-2015

David A. "QT" Quartieri 2015

Jerry H. Anger 2015-2016 (All American)

Jerry H. Anger 2016-2017 (All American)

Jerry H. Anger 2017-2018

Edward P. "ET" Turner 2018

Arnold D. Morris 2018

Jerry H. Anger 2018-2019 (All American)

Samuel E. "Sam" Griffith 2019-2020

Wade Szakacs 2020-2021

Wade Szakacs 2021-2022 (All American)

Wade Szakacs 2022-2023

Wade Szakacs 2023-2024

Barry Coleman 2024

Duane K. Painter 2024-2025

Duane K. Painter 2025-present