Citizens (CIA) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer
of Citizens, Inc. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

I, Kay E. Osbourn, certify that:

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Citizens, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kay E. Osbourn, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kay E. Osbourn
Name:	Kay E. Osbourn
Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Date:	November 6, 2009