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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 * Thomason Linton J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC [GSBC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Vice President of Subsidiary (Last) (First) (Middle) 1412 FOUR WINDS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/13/2008 (Street) NIXA, MO 65714 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 08/13/2008   P   500 A $ 11.2 6,317 D   Common stock               436 I Spouse's 401(k)

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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
Option to purchase	$ 12							(1)	10/21/2008	Common stock	374		374	D
Option to purchase	$ 10.75							(2)	10/20/2009	Common stock	498		872	D
Option to purchase	$ 7.922							(3)	09/20/2010	Common stock	500		1,372	D
Option to purchase	$ 12.8975							(4)	09/24/2011	Common stock	2,500		3,872	D
Option to purchase	$ 18.1875							(5)	09/18/2012	Common stock	2,500		6,372	D
Option to purchase	$ 20.12							(6)	09/25/2013	Common stock	3,000		9,372	D
Option to purchase	$ 32.07							(7)	09/22/2014	Common stock	2,250		11,622	D
Option to purchase	$ 30.34							(8)	09/20/2015	Common stock	2,250		13,872	D
Option to purchase	$ 30.66							(9)	10/18/2016	Common stock	1,800		15,672	D
Option to purchase	$ 25.48							(10)	10/17/2017	Common stock	1,900		17,572	D
Option to purchase	$ 20.4055							(11)	10/20/2013	Common stock	1,000		1,000	I	Spouse
Option to purchase	$ 32.07							(12)	09/22/2014	Common stock	600		1,600	I	Spouse
Option to purchase	$ 30.34							(13)	09/20/2015	Common stock	1,000		2,600	I	Spouse
Option to purchase	$ 30.66							(14)	10/18/2016	Common stock	800		3,400	I	Spouse
Option to purchase	$ 25.48							(15)	10/17/2017	Common stock	800		4,200	I	Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thomason Linton J 1412 FOUR WINDS DRIVE NIXA, MO 65714				Vice President of Subsidiary

Signatures

Matt Snyder, Attorney-in-fact for Linton J. Thomason		08/15/2008
**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)	374 shares vest on 10/21/2003
(2)	123 shares vest on 10/20/2003 and 375 shares vest on 10/20/2004
(3)	500 shares vest on 9/20/2005
(4)	625 shares vest on 9/24/2003, 9/24/2004, 9/24/2005 and 9/24/2006
(5)	625 shares vest on 9/18/2004, 9/18/2005, 9/18/2006 and 9/18/2007
(6)	750 shares vest on 9/25/2005, 9/25/2006, 9/25/2007 and 9/25/2008
(7)	1,918 shares vest on 12/31/2005 and 332 shares vest on 9/22/2009
(8)	563 shares vest on 9/20/2007 & 9/20/2008 and 562 shares vest on 9/20/2009 & 9/20/2010
(9)	450 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011
(10)	475 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012
(11)	250 shares vest on 10/20/2005, 10/20/2006, 10/20/2007 and 10/20/2008
(12)	600 shares vest on 12/31/2005
(13)	1,000 shares vest on 12/31/2005
(14)	200 shares vest on 10/18/2008, 10/18/2009, 10/18/2010 and 10/18/2011
(15)	200 shares vest on 10/17/2009, 10/17/2010, 10/17/2011 and 10/17/2012

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