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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 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 14, 2005)
                                NOVEMBER 15, 2005

                        Service Corporation International
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Texas                  1-6402-1           74-1488375
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     (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation)          File Number)     Identification No.)

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

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


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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    Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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    Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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    Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On November 14, 2005, Service Corporation International issued a press release
reporting its financial results for the third quarter of 2005. A copy of this
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
herein by reference.

The attached Exhibit 99.1 is not filed, but is furnished to comply with
Regulation FD. 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.


ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c) The following exhibits are included with this report

               EXHIBIT NO.                     DESCRIPTION
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                  99.1       Press Release, dated November 14, 2005 reporting
                             third quarter 2005 financial results



                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.

November 15, 2005                              Service Corporation International

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