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, John W.

Wesley, and Kim K.W. Rucker, 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 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 11th day of September,

2003.







                               /s/ Dennis R. Beresford

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                               Dennis R. Beresford