EX-24.1 9 h00147exv24w1.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ R. L. Waltrip ----------------------------------------- R. L. Waltrip POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Jeffrey E. Curtiss ----------------------------------------- Jeffrey E. Curtiss POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Eric D. Tanzberger -------------------------------------- Eric D. Tanzberger POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Anthony L. Coelho -------------------------------------------- Anthony L. Coelho POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Jack Finkelstein ---------------------------------------- Jack Finkelstein POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ A. J. Foyt, Jr. --------------------------------------------- A. J. Foyt, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ James H. Greer ------------------------------------------ James H. Greer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ B. D. Hunter ------------------------------------------- B. D. Hunter POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Victor L. Lund -------------------------------------------- Victor L. Lund POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ John W. Mecom, Jr. ---------------------------------------------- John W. Mecom, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Clifton H. Morris, Jr. --------------------------------------- Clifton H. Morris, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ E. H. Thornton, Jr. ---------------------------------------- E. H. Thornton, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ W. Blair Waltrip ----------------------------------------- W. Blair Waltrip POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Jeffrey E. Curtiss and James M. Shelger his true and lawful attorneys and agents (each with authority to act alone), to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents deem necessary or advisable: (i) to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the said Securities Act of the offering, sale and delivery of certain securities of said corporation as set forth below (the "Securities"), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to Registration Statements or to any amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said Securities, and to any instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Registration Statements or amendments; and (ii) to register or qualify said Securities for sale and to register or license the Company as a broker or dealer in said Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of all such States as may be necessary or appropriate to permit therein the offering and sale of said Securities as contemplated by said Registration Statements, including specifically, without limitation, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the undersigned the name of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of the Company to any application, statement, petition, prospectus, notice or other instrument or document, or to any amendment thereto, or to any exhibit filed as a part thereof or in connection therewith, which is required to be signed by the undersigned and to be filed with the public authority or authorities administering said Securities or Blue Sky laws for the purpose of so registering or qualifying said Securities or registering or licensing the Company, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The Securities of the Company covered by this power of attorney are 7.70% notes due April 15, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 9th day of October, 2002. /s/ Edward E. Williams ----------------------------------------- Edward E. Williams