FORM 4

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BIXBY WALTER E

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
___ Officer (give title below)	___ Other (specify below)

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)
C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO 3520 BROADWAY

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

06/08/2005

(Street)

KANSAS CITY MO 64111

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BIXBY WALTER E C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO 3520 BROADWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64111	X	X

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

(1)	As a co-trustee of the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust with Angeline I. Bixby and Robert Philip 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.


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