Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HELLMAN ROBERT B JR
  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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE MLP FUND, 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2007
(Street)

FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
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 12/21/2007   S(1)   903,490 D $ 19.15 (2) 0 I By McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, L.P. (3)
Common Units representing limited partner interests 12/21/2007   S(1)   18,590 D $ 19.15 (2) 0 I By McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV Associates, L.P. (3)
Common Units representing limited partner interests 12/21/2007   S(1)   14,407 D $ 19.15 (2) 0 I By Delta Fund LLC (3)
Common Units representing limited partner interests               5,000 D  

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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
HELLMAN ROBERT B JR
C/O AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE MLP FUND
950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Robert B. Hellman, Jr.   12/26/2007
**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 sale of common units representing limited partner interests (the "Units") by McCown De Leeuw and Co. IV, L.P. ("MDCIV"), McCown De Leeuw and Co. IV Associates, L.P. ("MDCIVA") and Delta Fund, LLC ("Delta") was part of an underwritten offering discussed in the definitive prospectus supplement of StoneMor Partners L.P. (the "Issuer") dated December 17, 2007 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 18, 2007, supplementing the prospectus dated December 7, 2007 filed as part of the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-144453) with the Commission on July 10, 2007. The offering closed and the Units were sold on December 21, 2007.
(2) Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated December 17, 2007 among Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the underwriters identified therein, the Issuer and the selling unitholders identified therein, the purchase price paid by the underwriters for the Units reflected the underwriting discount.
(3) MDC Management Company IV, LLC, a California limited liability company ("MDC Management"), is the general partner of MDCIV and MDCIVA, and as such, controls MDCIV and MDCIVA. George E. McCown, Robert B. Hellman, Jr., and David E. De Leeuw are managing members of MDC Management and, as such, collectively control MDC Management. Messrs. Hellman, McCown and De Leeuw, collectively, have investment and voting control over the securities held by Delta. MDCIV, MDCIVA, Delta, MDC Management, Mr. McCown and Mr. De Leeuw file Section 16 reports separately from Mr. Hellman. Mr. Hellman disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
 
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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