Vice President JD Vance’s grandmother is set to be honored at a park in Middletown, Ohio, however, one councilwoman appears to be throwing a wrench in the proposed plan. Paul Horn, a Middletown ...

Throughout his career, he has frequently credited his grandparents, James and Bonnie Vance, with shaping his life and values. He referred to them as Mamaw and Papaw, and they played a major role ...

As he did in his memoir, Vance credits his grandmother “Mamaw,” with helping him overcome a harrowing childhood. “I had a guardian angel by my side. She was an old woman who could barely ...

Bonnie Blanton Vance, who died in 2005, was a native of Kentucky before moving to Middletown with her husband in the 1940s. In Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy,” he credits “Mamaw” with ...

Bonnie Blanton Vance, who died in 2005, was a native of Kentucky before moving to Middletown with her husband in the 1940s. In Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy,” he credits “Mamaw” with ...

Vance was born in Middletown, Ohio where his father left when he was young and his mother battled a drug addiction. Growing up, he spent a lot of time with his grandmother, who he called Mamaw.