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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BIXBY ANGELINE I (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO 3520 BROADWAY (Street) KANSAS CITY MO 641111 (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) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/14/2008
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock $1.25 par value	11/14/2008		P(1)(2)		250	A	$39.96	2,067,566	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock $1.25 par value	11/14/2008		P(1)(2)		250	A	$39.96	2,067,816	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock $1.25 par value	11/14/2008		P(1)(2)		250	A	$39.96	2,068,066	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock $1.25 par value	11/17/2008		P(1)(2)		500	A	$38.15	2,068,566	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock $1.25 par value	11/17/2008		P(1)(2)		500	A	$38.15	2,069,066	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock $1.25 par value	11/17/2008		P(1)(2)		500	A	$38.15	2,069,566	I	See Footnotes(3)(4)(5)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On 11/14/2008 and 11/17/2008, a total of 2,250 shares of common stock, $1.25 par value, were purchased for Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust (see footnote 2.)

2. 2,250 shares total were purchased for Angeline I. Bixby as Trustee for the following trusts and in the stated amounts: Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Walter E. Bixby IV, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 750 shares; Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Kai M. Bixby, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee et al. - 750 shares; and Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Adam J. Bixby, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 750 shares.

3. As a co-trustee of the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust with Walter E. Bixby and Robert Philip Bixby, Ms. Bixby shares the power to dispose of 395,785 shares of Common Stock;

4. 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; and

5. As a general partner of the Partnership, Ms. Bixby shares with the WEB Trust (a general partner of the Partnership) and the other trustees of the WEB Trust (each of whom is also a general partner of the Partnership) the power to dispose of all of the 2,358,340 shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership. Ms. Bixby disclaims beneficial ownership in all but 2,067,316 shares owned by the Partnership as she has a pecuniary interest in only 2,067,316 shares owned by the Partnership. These shares include:(a) 1,921,804 shares for which Ms. Bixby as a limited partner and a general partner of the Partnership,in her capacity as a beneficiary of the WEB Trust, has an indirect pecuniary interest,(b) 193 shares for which Ms. Bixby as an individual general partner of the Partnership has an indirect pecuniary interest,and (c) 145,320 shares for which Ms. Bixby as a limited partner, in her capacity as the sole trustee of each of the AIO Trusts, has an indirect pecuniary interest.

	Angeline I Bixby	11/25/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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