If you are simply trying to get to Montgomery, or points north...
Hwy 83 out of DFS
Left on Hwy 52 (in Alabama)
In Kinston - left (189? Can't quite remember)
In Elba, you can either stay straight to get to Hwy 87 OR left at the little by-pass. The point is, you want 87 toward Troy.
87 has a "Y" at a Chevron station - go left to Troy
In Troy - left on 231 to Montgomery.
This way is actually a little quicker if you are on the east side of SoWal. You can also go straight up Hwy 81, which turns into 87 at the state line. There are a couple of funky turns in Elba but otherwise straight to Troy.
And if you are going to Atlanta, there's a neat way that doesn't involve Montgomery at all. Once you are on 231, watch for Old Carter Hill Road to the right. It's a right and then an immediate left. Very pretty homes and countryside, and you hit I-85 at Waugh. No Montgomery at all.