SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2003

                        SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Texas                      1-6402-1                 74-1488375
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission              (I.R.S. employer
     of incorporation)              file number)          identification number)

   1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas                             77019
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

      Registrant's telephone numbers, including area code - (713) 522-5141


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits

99.1  Press release, dated November 5, 2003, issued by Service Corporation
      International

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On November 5, 2003, Service Corporation International issued a press
release disclosing its financial results for the third quarter of 2003. A copy
of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form
8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

November 5, 2003                         SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

                                         By: /s/ Eric D. Tanzberger
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                                         Eric D. Tanzberger
                                         Vice President and Corporate Controller


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                                  Exhibit Index

      Exhibit Number                          Description
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          99.1                Press release, dated November 5, 2003,
                              issued by Service Corporation International


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