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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LAUTMAN MARTIN R   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) 04/03/2017 (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 04/03/2017   P(1)   618 A $ 8 (2) 139,227 D   Common units representing limited partner interests               5,642 (3) I By StoneMor GP Holdings LLC (4) (5) Common units representing limited partner interests               3,500 I By Spouse Common units representing limited partner interests               2,000 I By J. Lautman Trust (6) Common units representing limited partner interests               2,000 I By P. Lautman Trust (6)

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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
LAUTMAN MARTIN R C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P. 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD TREVOSE, PA 19053	X

Signatures

/s/ Shirley Herman, Attorney-in-Fact		04/05/2017
**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 May 16, 2016.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The common units were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.87 - 8.00, 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)	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.
(4)	The Reporting Person is a member of GP Holdings.
(5)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	These common units are held in a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child. The Reporting Person's spouse is trustee of the trust.
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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