Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec VP & Vice Chair of the Bd
(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               597,446 I See (1) (2)
Common Stock, $1.25 par value               504 I Employee Stock Plan
Common Stock, $1.25 par value               20,751 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 17,370   17,370 D  
Phantom Stock Option $ 37.86             01/01/2016 01/01/2016 Common Stock 27,053   27,053 D  
Phantom Stock Option $ 48.06 01/27/2014   A   23,017   01/01/2017 01/01/2017 Common Stock 23,017 $ 0 23,017 D  

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     Exec VP & Vice Chair of the Bd  

Signatures

 /s/A. Craig Mason, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Walter E. 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 597,446 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) 592,676 shares attributable to the limited partner interests of the Partnership held by the WEB III Trusts, for which Mr. Bixby serves as the sole 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 do not include 395,785 shares of Common Stock owned by the Walter E. Bixby Descendents Trust, for which Mr. Bixby serves as a co-trustee. Mr. Bixby disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares as he has no pecuniary interest in them (and they may not be referenced in future Section 16 filings for Mr. Bixby). The shares reported also do not include 27,715 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Bixby as custodian for persons who are not members of his "immediate family" under Rule 16a-1. Mr. Bixby disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares as he has no pecuniary interest in them (and they may not be referenced in future Section 16 filings for Mr. Bixby).

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