Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BIXBY ROBERT PHILIP
   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 _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO, 3520 BROADWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2014
(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               456,324 D  
Common Stock, $1.25 par value               843,409 I See (1) (2)
Common Stock, $1.25 par value               839 I Employee Stock Plan
Common Stock, $1.25 par value               33,616 I By 401(k) Plan

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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
Phantom Stock Option $ 31.7             01/01/2015 01/01/2015 Common Stock 88,213   88,213 D  
Phantom Stock Option $ 37.86             01/01/2016 01/01/2016 Common Stock 79,911   79,911 D  
Phantom Stock Option $ 48.06 01/27/2014   A   67,989   01/01/2017 01/01/2017 Common Stock 67,989 $ 0 67,989 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BIXBY ROBERT PHILIP
C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO
3520 BROADWAY
KANSAS CITY, MO 64111		   X     CEO and Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/A. Craig Mason, Attorney in Fact for R. Philip Bixby   02/20/2014
**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) Mr. Bixby is a general partner of WEB Interests, Ltd., a Texas partnership (the "Partnership") and, in that capacity, shares with the other general partners of the Partnership the power to dispose of all of the 2,358,340 shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership. The shares reported include 786,113 shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership, which consist of: (a) 4,770 shares attributable to the general partner interest of the Partnership held by Mr. Bixby individually, and (b) 781,343 shares attributable to the limited partner interests of the Partnership held by the RPB Trusts, for which Mr. Bixby serves as trustee. Mr. Bixby disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) The shares reported also include 187,154 shares of the 411,280 shares of Common Stock owned by the Walter E. Bixby Descendants Trust, for which Mr. Bixby serves as a co-trustee. These 187,154 shares are held by that trust for the benefit of Mr. Bixby's children sharing the same household. Mr. Bixby disclaims beneficial ownership of the remaining 224,126 shares held by that trust as he has no pecuniary interest in them.

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