Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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 JR REVOCABLE TRUST
 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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO, 3520 BROADWAY		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2011
(Street)


KANSAS CITY, MO 64111		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 12/31/2011   J(1) 47,790 (1) D $ 0 1,725,834 (2) I See (2)

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(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 JR REVOCABLE TRUST
C/O KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO
3520 BROADWAY
KANSAS CITY, MO 64111		     X    

Signatures

A. Craig Mason, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Walter E. Bixby, Co-trustee 02/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
A. Craig Mason, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Robert Philip Bixby, Co-trustee 02/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Angeline I. Bixby, Co-trustee 02/23/2012
**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) Effective on December 31, 2011, pursuant to the mandatory provisions of the agreement of WEB Interests, Ltd., a Texas partnership (the "Partnership"), the shares of the Issuer's common stock, $1.25 par value ("Common Stock"), owned by the Partnership and attributable to the general and limited partner interests of the Partnership were reallocated such that the Common Stock owned by the Partnership and attributable to the general and Class A and C limited partner interest held by the Walter E. Bixby, Jr. Revocable Trust dated July 28, 1999 ("WEB Jr. Trust") declined by 47,790 shares.
(2) The WEB Jr. Trust is a general partner of 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 WEB Jr. Trust may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest only in 1,725,834 shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership, and disclaims beneficial ownership of all other shares of Common Stock owned by the Partnership.

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