Our Love Story: Herman E. Willie Powell and Linva Lou Allen By: Linva A. Powell Linva A. Powell found her true love at the young age of fifteen. Or so she thought! After being forced to separate and not get married, Linva thought she had lost her one true love forever, but after fifty years apart, she and her true love, Willie, were reunited. Linva shares her and Willies love story and the obstacles they both faced in order to be together once again!