SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BIXBY ROBERT PHILIP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3520 BROADWAY

(Street)

KANSAS CITY

64111

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO [ KCLI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Pres., CEO & Chairman of Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/08/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock $1.25 par value	06/08/2005		P		2,000	A	$46.01	377,975	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	06/10/2005		P		2,300	A	$46.9074	380,275	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	06/13/2005		P		900	A	$46.71	381,175	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	06/14/2005		P		2,200	A	$46.9795	383,375	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	06/15/2005		P		60	A	$46.73	383,435	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	06/30/2005		P		600	A	$46.53	384,035	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	07/01/2005		P		3,200	A	$46.9855	387,235	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	07/05/2005		P		3,200	A	$46.76	390,435	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Common Stock $1.25 par value	07/12/2005		P		3,100	A	$47	393,535	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. As a co-trustee of the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust with Angeline I. Bixby and Walter E. Bixby, Mr. Bixby shares the power to dispose of these shares of Common Stock; and

2. As reported on a Schedule 13D filed by the Bixby family group with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2004, the sole voting power for all the shares described herein is held by Mr. Lee M. Vogel pursuant to a Voting Agreement dated October 31, 2004.

	Robert Philip Bixby, signed by Wm. A. Schalekamp as Power of Attorney	07/14/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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