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): May 10, 2004

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

             Texas                     1-6402-1                 74-1488375
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission file       (I. R. S. employer
  of incorporation)                     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 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On May 10, 2004, Service Corporation  International issued a press release
disclosing  its  financial  results for the first quarter of 2004. A copy of the
press  release is furnished  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.



                                    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.

May 10, 2004                                   SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

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




                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number                     Description
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99.1              Press  release,   dated  May  10,  2004,   issued  by  Service
                  Corporation International

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