POWER OF ATTORNEY

          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Thomas J. Mielke, John W. Wesley, Steve W. Milton,
Catherine A. Paulson, and Robert F. Westover 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, 5 and 144 (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 attorneys-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 3rd day of
May 2012.


                                                      /s/ Michael T. Azbell
                                                          Michael T. Azbell