POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Thomas J. Mielke, Jeffrey P. Melucci,
Jeffrey S. McFall, Grant B. McGee 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 his and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to execute and acknowledge Form 144
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
and Rule 144 thereunder, and Forms 3, 4, and 5 pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder,
any amendments to such forms, and any and all other documents
(and amendments thereto), including, without limitation, Form ID,
necessary or desirable to facilitate the filing by the undersigned
of Form 144 and forms under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act,
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,
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 or her
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 anymanner 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.

This Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or Form 144 with regard to the undersigned's
ownership of or transactions in securities of the Company,
unless earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact are not assuming any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Rule 144
under the Securities Act or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of
November 2015.


     /s/ Anthony J. Palmer
        Anthony J. Palmer