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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 * McCown George Edwin   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [STON] 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) 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/05/2008 (Street) FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 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 Units representing limited partnership interests 11/05/2008   J(1)   1,059,946 D $ 0 (1) 0 I By CFSI LLC (2) (3) Common Units representing limited partnership interests 11/05/2008   J(4)   900,955 A $ 0 (4) 900,955 I By Cornerstone Family Services LLC (2) (3) Common Units representing limited partnership interests 11/05/2008   J(5)   900,955 D $ 0 (5) 0 I By Cornerstone Family Services LLC (2) (3) Common Units representing limited partnership interests 11/05/2008   J(6)   892,102 A $ 0 (6) 903,490 I By Fund (2) (3) (6) Common Units representing limited partnership interests 11/05/2008   J(7)   18,356 A $ 0 (7) 18,356 I By Fund (2) (3) (7) Common Units representing limited partnership interests 11/05/2008   J(8)   14,226 A $ 0 (8) 14,226 I By Fund (2) (3) (8) Common Units representing limited partnership interests               5,000 D

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McCown George Edwin 950 TOWER LANE SUITE 800 FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X

Signatures

/s/ George E. McCown		11/06/2008
**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)	Pro rata distribution by CFSI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CFSI") to its members of common units representing limited partner interests in StoneMor Partners L.P. ("StoneMor").
(2)	McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, L.P., a California limited partnership ("MDCIV"), McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership ("MDCIVA"), and Delta Fund LLC, a California limited liability company ("Delta", and, collectively with MDCIV and MDCIVA, "MDC Funds"), collectively control CFSI. MDC Funds also collectively control Cornerstone Family Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Cornerstone"), that has an equity interest in CFSI. MDC Management Company IV, LLC, a California limited liability company ("MDC Management"), is the general partner of MDCIV and MDCIVA and, as such, controls MDCIV and MDCIVA. George E. McCown, Robert B. Hellman, Jr. and David E. De Leeuw are managing members of MDC Management and, as such, collectively control MDC Management. Messrs. Hellman, McCown and De Leeuw, collectively, have investment and voting control over the securities held by Delta.
(3)	CFSI, MDCIV, MDCIVA, Delta, Cornerstone, MDC Management, Mr. De Leeuw and Mr. Hellman file Section 16 reports separately from Mr. McCown. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	Pro rata distribution by CFSI, of which Cornerstone is a member.
(5)	Pro rata distribution by Cornerstone to its members.
(6)	The securities are held directly by MDCIV. Consists of 103,493 common units acquired by MDCIV in the pro rata distribution from CFSI, of which MDCIV is a member, and 788,609 common units acquired by MDCIV in the pro rata distribution from Cornerstone, of which MDCIV is a member.
(7)	The securities are held directly by MDCIVA. Consists of 1,594 common units acquired by MDCIVA in the pro rata distribution from CFSI, of which MDCIVA is a member, and 16,762 common units acquired by MDCIVA in the pro rata distribution from Cornerstone, of which MDCIVA is a member.
(8)	The securities are held directly by Delta. Consists of 1,539 common units acquired by Delta in the pro rata distribution from CFSI, of which Delta is a member, and 12,687 common units acquired by Delta in the pro rata distribution from Cornerstone, of which Delta is a member.

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