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At that point Turner had no intention of retiring from the stage, but in 1949 she received an invitation from the [[University of Oklahoma]] to undertake a year’s professorship. Gradually the one year extended into ten. After that she returned to London to teach at her ''[[alma mater]]'', the Royal Academy of Music, and privately.<ref name=grove/> Among those who studied with her in the US and England were [[Roberta Knie]], [[Amy Shuard]], [[Rita Hunter]], [[Linda Esther Gray]], [[Pauline Tinsley]] and [[Eric Garrett]]. Tooley writes that Turner passed on "her wealth of experience with her inimitable generosity but also with a ferocious expectation of hard work and high standards in return".<ref name=odnb/> In the 1980s, [[Gwyneth Jones (soprano)|Gwyneth Jones]] studied the role of Turandot with her and remained a devoted friend throughout Turner's last years.<ref name=times>"Dame Eva Turner", ''The Times'', 18 June 1990, p. 14</ref>
Turner's ninetieth birthday was celebrated with a gala at Covent Garden, which included contributions, some spoken, some sung, by [[Geraint Evans]], [[Tito Gobbi]], [[Ljuba Welitsch]], [[Victoria de los Angeles]], [[Isobel Baillie]], [[John Gielgud]] and several star singers of the younger generation, including [[Valerie Masterson]], [[John Tomlinson]] and [[Hinge and Bracket]].<ref name=d261>Douglas, p. 261; and Finch, Hilary, "Happiest returns", ''The Times'', 15 March 1982, p. 7</ref>
She died in London on 16 June 1990 at the age of ninety-eight.<ref name=times/> A memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey.<ref name=d261/>
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