POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby constitute

and appoint Ronald D. Mc Cray, Timothy C. Everett, Bradford L. Bates, Steven J.

Kemps, and John W. Wesley, and each of them, with full power to act alone,

his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution

and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all

capacities, to execute and acknowledge Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments

thereto) with respect to securities of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the

"Company"), and to deliver and file the same with all exhibits thereto, and

all other documents in connection therewith, to and with the Securities and

Exchange Commission, the national securities exchanges and the Company pursuant

to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the

rules and regulations thereunder, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents,

and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every

act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and

confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any one of them, or

his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

hereof. The undersigned agrees that each of the attorneys-in-fact herein may

rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned

to such attorney-in-fact.



The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any manner by

reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by the

undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.



The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with any of the

attorneys-in-fact herein that this Power of Attorney is for indefinite duration

and may be voluntarily revoked only by written notice delivered to such

attorney-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of September,

2004.







                               /s/ Robert W. Decherd

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                               Robert W. Decherd