Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SHANE WILLIAM ROBERT
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [STON] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2017
(Street)

TREVOSE, PA 19053		 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 partner interests 02/01/2017   P(1)   274 A $ 10.76 (2) 41,269 D  
Common units representing limited partner interests 02/02/2017   P(1)   180 A $ 10.93 (3) 41,449 D  
Common units representing limited partner interests               72,872 (4) I By StoneMor GP Holdings LLC (5) (6)
Common units representing limited partner interests               64,167 I By Ten Twenty, L.P. (7)
Common units representing limited partner interests               28,500 I By Osiris Investments, LP (8)

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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
SHANE WILLIAM ROBERT
C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.
3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD
TREVOSE, PA 19053		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Shirley Herman, Attorney-in-Fact   02/03/2017
**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 purchases reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 13, 2015.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The common units were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.75-10.95 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to StoneMor Partners L.P. (the "Partnership"), any holder of common units of the Partnership, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of common units purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (2) to this Form 4.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The common units were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.93-10.94 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Partnership, any holder of common units of the Partnership, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of common units purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (3) to this Form 4.
(4) Represents the proportionate interest of the Reporting Person in 2,332,878 common units of the Partnership issued and sold to StoneMor GP Holdings LLC ("GP Holdings") by the Partnership, which purchase was funded by the purchase of common units of GP Holdings by a trust for the pecuniary benefit of American Cemeteries Infrastructure Investors, LLC.
(5) The Reporting Person is a member of GP Holdings. The Reporting Person also holds membership interests in GP Holdings through Ten Twenty, L.P.
(6) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7) The Reporting Person is a general partner of Ten Twenty, L.P.
(8) The general partner of Osiris Investments, LP is Osiris Investments LLC. Lawrence Miller and William R. Shane are each a 50% member of Osiris Investments LLC and share investment and voting power over the securities held by Osiris Investments, LP. Mr. Miller and Mr. Shane file separate Section 16 reports.
 
Remarks:
The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the person filing this statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement, or (b) that this statement is legally required to be filed by such person.

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