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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) 05/10/2007 (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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock $1.25 par value 05/10/2007   J(1)(2)(3)   393,535 D $ 39.77 2,106,507 I See Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Common Stock $1.25 par value 05/10/2007   J(1)(2)(3)   393,535 A $ 39.77 2,500,042 I See Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

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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 Underlying Securities (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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	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		05/10/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	(1) Effective May 10, 2007, pursuant to the terms of the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust dated 12/30/76, 393,535 shares of common stock, $1.25 par value, were transferred from the trust to seven descendants trusts (see footnote 2;)
(2)	(2a) 393,535 shares total were transferred to Walter E. Bixby as Trustee for the following trusts and in the stated amounts: Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Carey A. Oxler, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 51,719 shares; Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Christopher D. Oxler, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 57,219 shares;
(3)	(2b) Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO James P. Bixby, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 55,719 shares; Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Blake C. Bixby, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 57,219 shares; Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Walter E. Bixby IV, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 57,219 shares; Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Kai M. Bixby, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 57,220 shares; and Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust FBO Adam J. Bixby, R. Philip Bixby, Trustee, et al. - 57,220 shares;
(4)	(3) As a co-trustee of the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust with Angeline I. O'Connor and Robert Philip Bixby, Mr. Bixby shares the power to dispose of 393,535 shares of Common Stock;
(5)	(4) These shares do not include beneficial ownership in any of Kansas City Life Insurance Company's benefit plans;
(6)	(5) 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;
(7)	(6a) As a general partner of the Partnership, Mr. Bixby shares with the WEB Jr. Trust (a general partner of the Partnership) and the other trustees of the WEB Jr. 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. Mr. Bixby disclaims beneficial ownership in all but 2,086,471 shares owned by the Partnership as he has a pecuniary interest in only 2,086,471 shares owned by the Partnership. These shares include:
(8)	(6b) (a) 1,950,534 shares for which Mr. Bixby as a limited partner and a general partner of the Partnership, in his capacity as a co-trustee of the WEB Jr. Trust, has an indirect pecuniary interest, (b) 195 shares for which Mr. Bixby as an individual general partner of the Partnership has an indirect pecuniary interest, and (c) 135,740 shares for which Mr. Bixby as a limited partner, in his capacity as the sole trustee of each of the WEB III Trusts, has an indirect pecuniary interest;
(9)	(7) As custodian for each of Walter E. Bixby, IV, Adam J. Bixby, and Kai M. Bixby under the Missouri Transfer to Minors law, Mr. Bixby has the sole power to dispose of 21,796 shares, but disclaims any pecuniary interest in these shares;
(10)	(8) As a co-trustee of the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust with Angeline I. O'Connor and Robert Philip Bixby, Mr. Bixby shares the power to dispose of 393,535

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