Kathy and Scott Ledbetter have been equally involved with the creation, vision, and development of Lone Oaks Farm and its businesses. They began the farm as a way to connect with a rural environment and to enjoy all that country life has to offer. The first of 32 parcels was acquired ten years ago, which led to the eventual assemblage of an entire valley, surrounded by rolling hills and covered with lakes, creeks, fields and forests. Planning the farm began with a clean slate as there were no internal roads or buildings that have been retained.

Lone Oaks was immediately seen as a place where they could start a cattle operation. From the beginning their mission was to establish a registered Black Angus herd based on superior genetic seed stock. The large square and round bale hay business they started provided immediate farm income, a reliable source of feed for the Angus cows, and a way to balance the work load between winter breeding and summer haying seasons for full-time employees.

Scott was looking forward to spending less time on his real estate businesses in Memphis, and Kathy wanted to live near family and where she was raised. Hardeman County, just an hour's drive from Memphis, was the perfect location.

Scott has been involved with the real estate finance and multifamily property management industry for 40 years. He founded and is Chairman Emeritus of LEDIC Management Group which manages large apartment complexes throughout the U.S. He serves on the Board of Directors of SunTrust Bank as well as Union Service Industries. He is Chair of CB Richard Ellis – Multifamily and SPL Corporation. He was the 2006 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Lambda Alpha International, the principal professional real estate society for the Mid-South. He was a founding member of the Entrepreneurial Society.

Scott has also been involved as Chairman of numerous charitable annual and capital fund drives resulting in over $150-million raised for civic, cultural and philanthropic groups. He served as Chairman of the $25-million Capital Campaign for MIFA (Memphis Inter-faith Association), the largest social service campaign in Tennessee's history. Also among his civic board chairmanships have been the Boards of the Memphis Zoo, the Memphis Museum System, and the Memphis Arts Council. In Hardeman County, Scott is Chairman of the Bolivar Downtown Development Corporation and Chairman of the Hardeman County Strategic Planning Committee. He additionally serves on numerous civic boards, and his conservation board seats and awards are included in the Conservation section under Lone Oaks Timber and Conservation. His current most active involvement with Memphis civic undertakings is his joint appointment by the City and County Mayors as Chairman of the Pyramid Adaptive Re-Use Committee and his efforts to bring the largest Bass Pro Shops in the U.S. to the Pyramid overlooking the Mississippi River in Downtown Memphis.

Kathy is active in numerous civic endeavors in Hardeman County. She serves on the Board of the Hardeman County Airport that was founded by her father. She is Vice Chairman of the Hardeman County Boys and Girls Club, and a major contributor to the Hardeman County Strategic Planning Committee.

Scott is a graduate of Cornell University with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA also from Cornell. Kathy attended Tennessee Tech and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Memphis.

Scott has three grown children and they have five grandchildren that love the farm as much as they do. Leisure time on the farm includes enjoying the trails with hiking/biking/jogging/horseback riding (Tennessee Walking and Saddlebred), fishing, and sharing all farm activities and adventures with family and friends.