FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	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	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

MDC MANAGEMENT CO IV LLC	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
11/13/2009 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

STONEMOR PARTNERS LP [STON]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)	
(Street)

FOSTER CITY, CA 94404       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Common Units representing limited partnership interests  	2119891  	I  	By CFSI LLC   (1) (2)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, L.P., a California limited partnership ("MDCIV"), McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership ("MDCIVA"), and Delta Fund LLC, a California limited liability company ("Delta", and, collectively with MDCIV and MDCIVA, "MDC Funds"), collectively control CFSI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CFSI"). MDC Funds also collectively control Cornerstone Family Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Cornerstone"), that has an equity interest in CFSI. 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 and McCown collectively have investment and voting control over the securities held by Delta.	
(  2) 	Messrs. Hellman and McCown file Section 16 reports separately from the Reporting Persons. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
MDC MANAGEMENT CO IV LLC
950 TOWER LANE
SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X			
Delta Fund, LLC
950 TOWER LANE
SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X			
McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV Associates, L.P.
950 TOWER LANE
SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X			
McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, L.P.
950 TOWER LANE
SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404		X			
CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES LLC
155 RITTENHOUSE CIRCLE
BRISTOL, PA 19007		X			
Cornerstone Family Services, Inc.
155 RITTENHOUSE CIRCLE
BRISTOL, PA 19007		X			

Signatures		
/s/ MDC Management Co. IV, LLC, by Robert B. Hellman, Jr., Managing Member		11/20/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ Delta Fund LLC, by Robert B. Hellman, Jr., Managing Member		11/20/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV Associates, L.P., by MDC Management Co. IV, LLC, by Robert B. Hellman, Jr., Managing Member		11/20/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, L.P., by MDC Management Co. IV, LLC, by Robert B. Hellman, Jr., Managing Member		11/20/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ Cornerstone Family Services LLC, by Robert B. Hellman, Jr., Manager		11/20/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ CFSI LLC, By Robert B. Hellman, Jr., Manager		11/20/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).	
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