World record holder for living the longest with a bullet stuck in his head dies at 103 - nearly 95 YEARS after he was shot

The man who holds the Guinness World Record for living the longest with a bullet in his head has died in Central California at age 103.

William Lawlis Pace died in his sleep at a nursing home in Turlock on Monday.

The Modesto Bee reported that Mr Pace's final streak is 94 years and six months with the bullet lodged in his skull.

Record holder: William Lawlis Pace lived for nearly 95 years with a bullet lodged in his skull after a shooting accident in 1917

His older brother Marvin accidentally shot him with their father's .22 calibre rifle in 1917.

Neither of the brothers knew the gun was loaded as they played 'stick up,' according to the Wichita Falls Times Record .

Mr Pace learned in 2006 that he had been crowned the world record-holder in the category of unwanted cranial ammunition acquisition.

His son told the Bee during a birthday party for his father last year that doctors in Pace's native Texas left the bullet in place because they feared surgery might cause brain damage.

The injury damaged one of his eyes and facial nerves, but did not prevent Mr Pace from working as a cemetery custodian.

In a 2010 interview with the Bee, Mr Pace said what surprised him the most about his more than 100 years are 'improvements in living.'

He told the paper: 'When I was born, there were no tractors, no milking machines.'

An obituary featured in the Turlock Journal said Mr Pace was known for his kindness and sense of humour.