UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Sterling House Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of securities)
859331 10 0
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement __ .
1) Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person:
Meredith Gail Buchanan
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) __
(b) __
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization: U.S.A.
Number (5) Sole Voting Power: 460,000
of Shares
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power: 949,436
Owned by Each
Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power: 460,000
Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power: 949,436
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person: 949,436
Includes 469,436 shares held by Ms. Buchanan's spouse and 20,000
shares held in trust for Ms. Buchanan's children.
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: N/A
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 18.8%
12) Type of Reporting Person: IN
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Sterling House Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
453 S. Webb Road, Suite 500
Wichita, Kansas 67207
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Meredith Gail Buchanan
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
816 Terradyne Circle
Andover, Kansas 67002
(c) Citizenship: U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number : N/A
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
N/A
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 949,436
(b) Percent of Class: 18.8%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 460,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 949,436
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 460,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 949,436
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
Item 10. Certification.
N/A
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
June 12, 1997
__________________________________________
Date
/s/ Meredith Gail Buchanan
__________________________________________
Signature
Meredith Gail Buchanan/Individual Investor
__________________________________________
Name/Title
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