His home was gone, his mother had vanished, the people he knew were nowhere to be seen.

His home is gone, his mother has vanished, and the people he knew are nowhere to be seen.

Her mother vanished when she was two years old.

"My mother vanished nine years ago, when I was but ten years old."

His mother vanished three or four times every year for as long as he could remember.

My mother had vanished for days and sometimes weeks when I was a child.

May's mother vanished into the night, and didn't return.

My mother had already surrendered and vanished from our table of organization.

When he'd recovered the boy's mother had vanished, never again to be seen.

A year later, in July 1989, her mother vanished.