1
                                                                    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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.




                                                   /s/ R. L. Waltrip
                                                -------------------------------
                                                R. L. WALTRIP

   2
                                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 James M. Shelger his true
and lawful attorney and agent with 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 the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31,
1999 and to any amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and to any instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit
to or in connection with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                    /s/ Jeffrey E. Curtiss
                                                --------------------------------
                                                JEFFREY E. CURTISS

   3


                                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 attorney and agent with 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 the Company's Annual Report to the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the fiscal year of the
Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any amendments thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any instrument or document filed as a
part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                     /s/ W. Cardon Gerner
                                                --------------------------------
                                                W. CARDON GERNER


   4

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.




                                                     /s/ Anthony L. Coelho
                                                --------------------------------
                                                ANTHONY L. COELHO


   5

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.




                                                     /s/ Jack Finkelstein
                                                --------------------------------
                                                JACK FINKELSTEIN

   6

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                     /s/ A. J. Foyt, Jr.
                                                --------------------------------
                                                A. J. FOYT, JR.


   7

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                      /s/ James H. Greer
                                                --------------------------------
                                                JAMES H. GREER

   8

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                       /s/ B. D. Hunter
                                                --------------------------------
                                                B. D. HUNTER

   9

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.




                                                      /s/ Victor L. Lund
                                                --------------------------------
                                                VICTOR L. LUND


   10

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                     /s/ John W. Mecom, Jr.
                                                --------------------------------
                                                JOHN W. MECOM, JR.

   11

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                   /s/ Clifton H. Morris, Jr.
                                                --------------------------------
                                                CLIFTON H. MORRIS, JR.


   12

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.



                                                    /s/ E. H. Thornton, Jr.
                                                --------------------------------
                                                E. H. THORNTON, JR.


   13

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.


                                                    /s/ W. Blair Waltrip
                                                --------------------------------
                                                W. BLAIR WALTRIP

   14

                                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), with 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
the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 1999 and to any
amendments thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any
instrument or document filed as a part of, as an exhibit to or in connection
with said Report or amendments; 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.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 2000.


                                                    /s/ Edward E. Williams
                                                --------------------------------
                                                EDWARD E. WILLIAMS