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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 * WALTRIP R L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL [SCI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2008 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77019 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 10/03/2008   M   222,897 A $ 3.745 1,031,261 D   Common Stock 10/03/2008   S   222,897 (1) D $ 8.091 (1) 808,364 D   Common Stock 10/06/2008   M   127,103 A $ 3.745 935,467 D   Common Stock 10/06/2008   S   127,103 (1) D $ 7.0166 (1) 808,364 D   Common Stock               470,133 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock               367,150 (3) I See Footnote (4) Common Stock               101,234 (3) I See Footnote (5) Common Stock               28,258 I By 401(k) Plan

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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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.745

10/03/2008

M

222,897

02/14/2004(6)

02/14/2009

Common Stock

222,897

$ 0

827,103

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.745

10/06/2008

M

127,103

02/14/2004(6)

02/14/2009

Common Stock

127,103

$ 0

700,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WALTRIP R L 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY HOUSTON, TX 77019	X		Chairman of the Board

Signatures

R. L. Waltrip		10/06/2008
**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)	The reported sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 11, 2008. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.05 to $8.18 per share on October 3 and from $7.00 to $7.15 per share on October 6, 2008. The $8.091 sale price reported above is the weighted average sale price for all of the sales on October 3, and the $7.0166 sale price is the weighted average sale price for all of the sales on October 6. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2)	The indicated shares are held in trusts under will of Wanda A. McGee.
(3)	Beneficial ownership of the indicated shares is disclaimed.
(4)	The indicated shares are held by three Wanda A. McGee 1972 Trusts.
(5)	The indicated shares are held by the Robert L. Waltrip Family Trusts.
(6)	The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 14, 2002.

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